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Book of Proverbs, 

CONTAINING 

SEVEN THOUSAND GEMS. 



It is an Epitome of the most Brilliant Sparklets 
of Thought, from the Galaxy of the World's 
Genius, since the days of Solomon to the present 
time, forming the Cream of the World's Lit- 
erature, AS EMBODIED IN SMALL COMPASS BY ITS 

Greatest Thinkers. 



ART, SCIENCE, MIRTH, SOCIAL CULTURE 
AND LITERATURE. 



PROF. J. BEAMER, AUTHOR, 
Manor, Pa. 



Review Publishing Co., Printers, 
Greensburg, Pa. 



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Whit. 



A BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR. 



Prof. J. Beamer was born, March 22, 1830, near the 
Classic Town, of Murraysville, Westmoreland county, Pa. 
He is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Lauffer) Beamer. 
(Forefathers from Switzerland.) 

Prof. J. Beamer, after leaving the historical Beamer 
farm, (in the forties), like all noted characters of that age, 
school teaching and canvassing good books, were the step- 
ping stones of his eventful life. 

Being a diligent student in nature, and all scientific 
topics, including Astronomy, Geology and Ethnology, de- 
livering hundreds of scientific lectures, occupying a period 
of forty-two years, over the Eastern and Western Hemi- 
spheres, ripening thought and developing up-to-date ideas 
which command the intellectual dignity of the present age, 
he is ripe in years, favored with good property and blessed 
with good health. 

October 16th, 1862, the Prof, enlisted in Regt. 168, Pa. : 
Vol., Col. Jack, and served until discharged at Harrisburg, 
Pa., July 13, 1863, after Gettysburg battle. Being a ser- 
geant in detatched service, most of the time in the Carolinas ' 
under Generals Foster, Hunter, and Spinola. The Prof- 
fessor is very temperate in all his habits, a member of the 
Presbyterian church, and may rival his uncle in longevity, 
who is 101 years old, and is yet healthy in body and mind. 
o 

For the last forty-two years the Author's mind has been 
deeply engaged in the compilation and composition of the 
Book of Proverbs, selecting the best from all nations, also 



4 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

adding thousands of his own composition, eradicating crude 
and uncouth expressions, hence, it commands the highest 
degree of humanity. The Author has placed all proverbs 
in the clearest English, which fits them for all institutions 
of learning, as well as domestic and social circles. 
o 

We are living in an age of electricity, transition and 
progress, progress is written upon everything. Short con- 
centrated action is wanted, large complicated books, long 
hours of labor, long prayers and long sermons, have all 
had their day. Dispatch in all things is needful. 
o ■ 

The greatest blessing to man is to know that life is 
immortal ; this knowledge cannot be burned, buried or hang- 
ed ; it is a never dying monument. 

! o 

Hence on the completion of my labors, I place the com- 
bined thoughts of years in the form of a book before the 
public, hoping that it will meet the appreciation of its many 
readers, adding knowledge, pleasure, happiness, and do 
good to the present, as well as to future generations. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 



Forty-four Reasons Why the Book of Proverbs 
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ous and popular. 



6 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

It gives more good toasts, to quote at popular places, 
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found in the Holy Bible. 

It shines like the morning star, on 6400 gems, called 
proverbs. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 7 

It is the best book in the world to cure infidelity. 

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of unsurpassed beauties. 

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were the greatest proverb writers. 

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BOOK OF PROVERBS. 



Book of Proverbs. 



When the righteous are in authority the people rejoice, 
— Solomon. 

o 

Loose iranners are found on persons who are always 
tight. 

o ■ 

When a lobster's claw breaks, another will sprout out 
It is the sane in a lover's quarrel, in a short time a new 
claw will sprout out. 

o ■ 

The lack of money is a very ugly root of evil. 

o— — 

A fellow, to cheat you out of house and home, is as 
much as to say he cut your eye teeth. 

o 

When a man resembles a frosted potato, it is a sure in- 
dex, he is a henpecked man. 

o 

The best love, like the best wine, flows without pressing. 

o — — 

Love and Mirth, form the essence of all happiness, 
Anger and hatred, form the essence of all unhappiness. 

o 

Justice is very often the thing we don't want to get. 



10 BOOK OF PRO VERES. 

When you are surrounded by the ragged edges of des- 
pair, use it ore spiritual oil and your whole organization will 
move sweetly and happily. 

o • 

If you want to kill a child on the installment plan, have 
it to sleep with old and infirm people. 

Don't consider that a deep-down, whole-souled laugh 
is vulgar, it is simply an index that you have not mistaken 
dyspepsia for religion. 

o ■ 

If you quit agitating a sore, it will heal in a short time, 
if you quit agitating an evil, it will die in short time. 

o 

Love is better to beautify, and enlarge, than a magni- 
fying glass. 

o 

The scolding of some women is enough to make the 
bones of a family anatomy, in the closet, rattle. Some peo- 
ple call it family raising, I call it raising the devil. 

o ■ 

An engine without steam, is like religion without the 
spirit of God in it. 

o ■ 

never was happy until he fell down stairs, and bark- 
ed his nose ; his reason immediately returned, and from 
that clay on, he was a very decent man. It was self educa- 
tion that did it, much better than schooling. 

o 

Tco nice and systematic, kills the fun, and leaves the 
sour, rusty filings, killing the laugh that is in it. 

o 

Cod is the giver of every good and perfect gift, and if 
we a^e in partnership with him (in all troubles), he will 
not forsake us. 

Horse radish for breakfast, playing second fiddle to an 
old hypocrite at prayermeeting, and clearing a house filled 
with hornets, made an infidel. 



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BOOK OF PRO VERES. 11 

Sampson used the jawbone with great success, in this 
respect, many women are a grand success. 

— o 

A man and a woman going to church, the man walking 
ten feet ahead of the woman, they are married, and that is 
all that is wrong. 

o 

The man who was both afraid and ashamed to die. We 
should be neither afraid nor ashamed to die. 

o 

Extend to every one a friendly salutation. 

If you want to be successful in life, the following six 
rules are essential : temperance, energy, punctuality, honesty, 
system and economy. 

o 

There are souls in the world that have the gift of find- 
ing joy everywhere. 

o ■ 

Twelve dollars spent for drink, to every one spent for 
schooling. 

o ■ 

You cannot scold enemies into submission, only 
through loving kindness can you win them. 

/ o 

7 You can't learn to be a blacksmith by reading, you 
can't learn to be a Christian by reading, you need practice. • 

o 

Love in old bachelors/ (like fire in old wood), once 
started is hard to extinguish. 



All old soldiers are poor writers, but they could see 
straight enough to save the greatest nation on earth. 
o ■ 

The person who imagines all the time, often turns out 
to be a notorious liar. 



God wrought millions of years to prepare the earth in 
all parts, to make man happy. 



12 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The snail does not sing. The lazy man does not bloom. 

o 

A brilliant man takes much nutrition, like a brilliant 
lamp that needs much oil. 

o 

While prosperity lasts make business spin, when adver- 
sity comes let things in. 

■ o 

He consulted the goose bone, then the scales fell from 
his eyes. (Irony). 

o 

Paul, the Apostle, told Timothy to stir up his religion. 
Paul, the hostler, told the old toper to stir up his appetite,^ 
for the new hotel was a sure thing. 

o 

Golden days are results of golden deeds. 

o 

When you have a bee in your bonnet your head feels 
big, but when on your knees in prayer your heads feels 
little. 

o ■ 

Be sure you are right, then go ahead. (David Crocket.) 

_o . 

A rich man can commit any crime with impunity. A 
poor man, if he steals a pair of shoes to wear to school, is 
sent two years to the penitentiary. 

o ■ 

The faith of Columbus was so great, that 16 years of 
effort in the discovery did not discourage him. 

o 

Conscience is reason's golden chain, that does more to 
make a man than all the schools and churches combined. 

o 

Too much work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy. 

o ■ 

Happy is the man who is able to quote good proverbs. 

o 

There is no medium that will convince a man sooner, 
than to quote an appropriate maxim. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 13 

A great many scolders that make the air blue, put a 
coat of religion on their frightful habit, and then call it 
righteous indignation. 

o 

The weakest link in the chain is an index to the strength 
of the chain. The weakest organ in your mind, is an index 
to the strength of your morals. 

o ■ 

A swarm of the crossest bees in Mallay, will not sting 
you if you dont hurt them, the same holds good in the 
human family. Kindness. 

o 

The safety of a country depends more upon the culti- 
vation of the soil, than on the power of the armies. 

If you have the blues, make the wheels of life revolve 
faster, and they will flee like hornets from a riddled nest. 

A chatterbox of a woman is not dangerous, she is like 
a firefly, she is full of flashes. 

o ■ 

Many people are very unhappy because their souls are 
out of joint, and never had a single dose of spiritual medi- 
cine. 

o ■ 

Andrew Carnegie pays to laboring hands in Scotland, 
ten per cent more that are total abstainers from all intoxi- 
cants, from the fact that they do ten per cent more work. 

o 

The golden dreams of youth are better possessions than 
the golden dreams of old age, with great possessions of 
gold and silver. 

o 

If we knew all God knows of our lives, we would not 
censure others as much as we do. 

o 

When electricity is wanting, the trolley runs slowly. 
When the blood flows slowly through your veins, your mind 
and body runs slowly. 



14 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

All that glitters is not gold, often have vou heard that 
told. 



Yawning is a sign that the bodily and mental powers are 
run down like a clock, they need winding up, sleep and rest 
is the key. 

o 

God in trees and men, never makes them perfectly 
straight, he always leaves an opening for schooling to make 
crooked places straight. 

o • 

Rivalry is the best medium in the world to drive evil 
spirits away. It is the oil of life. 

o ■ 

The crowing hen, and the scolding woman are out of 
their latitude. 



Every child should be taught to laugh, the same as 
they are taught to read. 

o ■ 

A good, hearty laugh, invigorates every living creature. 

o ■ 

Castles crumble into ashes as the ages roll on, but good 
proverbs live to all eternity. 

o ■ 

Proverbs never die. Dust to dust is written on every- 
thing else, proverbs live to all eternity, the older they get 
the more they sparkle, like the light in the lighthouse to the 
mariner. 

o ■ 

The fear of the Lord, is the beginning of wisdom. 

o 

He wears the rose of youth upon him. (Shakespeare.) 

o 

The life is long, that answers life's great purpose. 
(Young). 

o 

There was a silence deep as death, and the noblest held 
their breath for a time. (Campbell. 



BOOK OF PROVERES. 15 

She gave me for my pains, a world of sighs. (Shake- 
speare). 

o ■ 

Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, men were deceivers 
ever. ( Shakespeare) . 

o 

Hatred stireth up strife, but love coverth all sins. (Old 
Testa/nent). 

— — o 



Duty is a power which rises with us in the morning, 
and goes to rest with us at night. (Gladstone). 

o 

A man's true influence is determined by his worth. 

o 

Great results can't be gained at once. We must be 
satisfied as we go along, step by step. (Smiles). 

o 

The part of life that stands the test of years, is the 
only part that has been worth living. (Smiles). 

o 

The alabaster box was broken, and is in oblivion, but 
the released fragrance is destined to live to all eternity, 
( Beecher). 

o 

Of a truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of per- 
son. (St. Peter). 

o 

The ruling passion, be what it will, the ruling conquers 
reason still. (Pope). 

o ■ 

To be of no church, is dangerous. (Johnston). 

o 

Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. 
(Moore). 

o 

Oh, Shame, where is thy blush. (Shakespeare). 

o 

Men who are most infamous, are the most fond of 
faniv. (Churchill). 



16 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Error of reason may be tolerated, where reason is left 
to combat. (Jefferson). 

o 

The mercy of the Lord, is from everlasting to everlast- 
ing, upon them that fear him. (Psalms 103: 17). 

o 

With everlasting kindness will I have mercy on Thee, 
saith the Lord. (Isa. 54; 8). 

o 

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and, 
therefore, is a winged cupid, painted blind. (Shakespeare). 

o 

Sweet mercy is nobility's badge. (Shakespeare). 

o 

He that is surety for another, is never sure of himself. 

o 

It is a long lane that has no turn. 

o 

The sweetest wine makes the sharpest, vinegar. 

o ■ 

The rolling stone gathers no moss. 

o 

A smile and cheery word, is worth more than gold. 

o 

He takes the bull right by the horns. 

o 

People are not rear so happy as you think they are, 
there is a fly in the honey. 

o 

The rolling stone gathers no moss. 

o 

The wolf changes his coat, but not his disposition. 

o • 

True merit is like a deep river, the deeper it is the less 
noise it makes. 



At Rome do as Rome does. 
o — 



Set a thief to catch a thief. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 17 

It is too late to cover the well when the child is 
drowned. 

o 

Every cloud has a silver lining. 

o 

Every dog is courageous at his own door. 

o 

Some have thought themselves brave, because they 
vere afraid to run. 

o 

The bully is always a coward. 

o 

Beer kills more than the doctors. 

o ■ 

Afraid of his own shadow. 

o 



A faint heart never won a fair lady. 
o 

Custom is nature No. 2. 

o 



Habit is second nature. 

o- 



Hanging is the worst use a man can be put to. 

o 

Nothing is so bad, as to be good for nothing. 

o 

He who- takes too great a leap, falls into the ditch. 

o ■ 

Nothing venture, nothing have. 

o 

If thou cans't not see the bottom, wade not. 

o 

The rat that has but one hole, is soon caught. 

o 

Death keeps no calendar. 

o ■ 



Six feet of earth makes all men equal. 

o 

My mind to me a kingdom is. (Dryden.) 



18 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

If it is a good thing, do it now, and don't wait for to- 
morrow. 

o ■ 

Opportunity is the cream of time. 

o 

Trust not a horse's heel, nor a dog's mouth. - 

o 

Trust him no further than you can see him. 

o • 

By faith Columbus discovered America. 

o 

Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence 
of unseen things. 

o 

As slippery as an eel. 

-o- 



A guilty conscience, is an enemy that lives with its 
possessor. 

o 

You can sell your conscience with your goods. 

o 

That must be true which all men say. 

o — >- 

Who does no evil, is apt to suspect none. 

o 

Who asks few favors, is best received. 

o 

Don't find fault with what you don't understand. 

o ■ 

A goose is happy when it rains, so is a man when he 
can get a good shelter. 

o 

They who only seek the faults of others, will find noth- 
ing else. 

o • 

A fault confessed, is a fault half redressed. 

o 

The reproof to a wise man kindly spoken, never does 
any harm. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 19 

Very often, justice is the very thing a man don't want 
to get. 

o 

A man eating ice cream with a girl, is not saying that 
he is in love with her. 

o 

If we did not have so many fatted calves, we would 
not have so many prodigal sons. 

o 

When God is so all powerful, 'tis strange that we don't 
get in touch with that all power, and give the devil a cold 
shoulder. 

o 

Rust disintegrates and scatters all metals, to give a job 
to future generations to dig the ore, smelt it and place it 
into up-to-date machinery. 

o ■ 

Franklin, Shakespeare, Bacon, and all other great 
thinkers, wrote their greatest thoughts in maxims. 

o ■ 

A child died, the mother's love caused her to rock the 
cradle, day after day, singing her lullaby songs to unseen 
love, hoping by-and-by, to be rocked in the great rocking- 
cradle of ages, with her loving angel. 

o ■ 

The fear of God makes a true speaker ; the fear of man 
makes a liar. 



The more good a man has, the more good he wants. 
The more bad a man has the more he warts. 

o 

It pays a big interest to have the tongue under good 
discipline, by good reason and conscience. 

O 

The love of money is a magnet that draws more people 
off the track, than any other medium, hence it is called the 
root of evil. 



As vou make your bed, you must lie on it. 



20 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

It does not matter so much what people worship, if it 
gives a pleasant and staying satisfaction. It does not matter 
so much what we eat, if it only gives a pleasant staying 
satisfaction. 

o 

Raise a family in a happy medium. Learning, reli- 
gion, and all things, make good citizens, and good husbands 
and wives. 

o 

If you can't get through with all your work while you 
live, don't worry, there is a fellow waiting for your job. 

The entire history of a large volume, is often abridg- 
ed in a neat maxim. 

o ■ 

There is no medium on earth, by which a round school- 
ing can be gained so readily, as through the medium of 
commiting maxims. 

o 

Whatever debauches a nation, insults the flag. 

o 

The saloon lays a criminal hand on the ballot box. 

o 

Human life is right side up, only when the soul is on 
top. 

o 

If you want to be successful in life, the following are 
the great essentials : energy, punctuality, honesty, system 
and economy. 

o ■ 

No one is a failure, so long as he has grit to try again. 

o 

Every situation in life is a school, every experience 
a teacher. 



There are souls in the world that have the gift of find- 
ing joy everywhere. 

o 

Each one of us receives an individual education, and we 
are all scholars in the great school of nature. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 21 

The greatest lessons in life are suffering, pain, sorrow, 
disappointments and burdens. 

o 

Better an empty house, than a bad tenant. 

o 

The beetle is beautiful in the eyes of its mother. 

o 

When we do not respect, we soon cease to love. 

o 

All mankind respects and loves a lover. 

o 

The way to wealth, is as plain as the way to the mill, 
it depends on two things, industry and frugality. (Frank- 
lin). 

o ■ 

Fear is the graveyard of prosperity. 

o 

The virtue of prosperity is temperance. (Bacon.) 

o ■ 

Doing good, is the only certain happv action of a man's 
life. 



Be what nature intended you for, and you will suc- 
ceed. (Sydney Smith). 

o 

Who dare rot speak his free thought, is a slave. (Na- 
poleon ) . 

— ° — W9 

Of all infirmities, vanity is the deadest. A 'man will 
shake all his other vices to keep vanity alive. (Franklin). 

o 

Folly is soon learned. (Cowper). 

o 

Method will teach you to save time. (Goeth). 

o 

An investment in knowledge, pavs the best interest. 
(Old Maxim). 

o 

Labor is the cradle of manliness. (Farrer). 



22 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

A circumspective view of last year's faults, may induce 
us to take a higher step in our existence. 

As you sow, you shall reap. 

o 

JHe that sows iniquity, shall reap sorrow. 

A — o — 

Forbidden things have a sweet charm. 

-o 

An open door may tempt a saint. 

o 

The proof of the pudding, is a chew of the bag. 

o 

We judge a tree by its fruits. 

o 

Time is money. 



One hour today, is worth two tomorrow. 

o ■ 

All things come to him who waits. 

o 

April showers bring forth May flowers. 

b 

Christmas comes but once a year. 

o 

They who lose today, may win tomorrow. 

o 

If you want to do a mean thing, wait until tomorrow. 

o 

It is never too late to do good. 

o 

If men have no care for the future, they will soon have 
sorrow. 

o ■ 

There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the 
flood, leads to fortune. 

o ■ 

Omit no opportunity of doing good, and you will find 
no opportunity of doing bad. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 23 

He fasts enough, whose wife scolds all dinner time. 

o 

Blow not your own horn too loud. 

o 

When the stomach is full, the heart is glad, unless he 
'.s an old dyspeptic, the pain is pronounced a visitation of the 
Almighty. 

O 

Forgive and forget. 



An injury forgiven, is better than injury revenged. 

o 

He who does wrong never lacks excuses. 

o 

A good friend in time of need is better than gold or 
silver. 

o 

He is a good friend, who speaks well behind our backs. 

o 

A friend is never known until needed. 

o — — 

The best of friends must part, only for a season. 

o 

The plant of friendship must be watered often, or it 
will die. 

o 

Good company makes short miles. 

o 

It is better to be alone, than in bad company. 

o 

To be engaged in sweet discourse, makes short days and 
nights. 

o 

Sleep lays all thoughts quite. When we awake, they 
are rested, and if kept in this primitive and physical purity 
they will go through life white and pure. 

o 

The mind of man is the strongest power in all creation 
Notwithstanding we can't see this great power. 



24 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

There is no time in life when books do not influence a 
man. (Besant). 

o 

She looks as though butter would not melt in her 
mouth. 

o ■ 

He always had three hands, right, left, and a little be- 
hind hand. 



No hinge or loop to hang a doubt on. (Shakespeare.) 

o 

Lifting a man into higher life, is like lifting a house, 
all parts are raised higher, giving more ventilation and 
more light. 

o 

Every hard task we master, fits us for a harder one the 
next time. 

o • 

The loyal road to greatness, is not to shrink from all 
responsibilities. 

o ■ 

Difficult missions performed in God's service are the 
most commendable traits of humanity. 

o 

They who are always looking for a soft snap, are in the 
school of uselessness, and their lives will be failures. 

o 

Early hardships in life, have laid the foundation of 
every truly great man. 

o 

Life is not measured by the time we live, but by our 
actions. 

o ■ 

Tt is not hard to lay the foundation, but to build high- 
er, and higher, and never finish. 

o 

A locomotive off the track, can't make a record in run- 
ning; the same in a young man when off the track in busi- 
ness, or in religion, he can't make a record. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 25 

Time is the foundation of the entire panorama of the 

o 

universe. 

The small herb is an index to the larger. 

o 

The more you exercise your arm, the more it grows. 
The more you exercise any sin, the stronger it grows. 

o 

If a sin is not rooted out entirely, better leave it alone, 
A sore will not heal unless you stop stirring it. 

o 

Restriction will never abolish the liquor curse; it re- 
quires thorough prohibition. 

o ■ 

. The Sunday School, is the greatest christanizer in the 
world. 

o 

The golden rule in dress, is to avoid extremes. 

o 

If you do, strictly, the right thing all the time, you will 
never lack for friends or enemies, and you will form the 
habit of doing right. 

o ■ 

Opportunities neglected, are lost and gone forever. 

o 

A continuous good reputation, is the best index to suc- 
cess. 

o ■ 

Variety is the mother of enjoyment. 

o 

Keep your finger nails short, and dressed neatly. 

-o 

A lady should be careful not to excite jealousy, by 
flirting with another man. 

o 

The engagement in matrimony, is, usually, sealed by 
the wearing of a ring. 

o 

Do not open the mouth in masticating. 



26 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Doing good, is the only happy action of a man's life. 
(Sydney). 

o 

Censure is the tax, a man payeth to the public, for be- 
ing eminent. (Swift). 

o 

Hope nothing for luck, and you will not be disap- 
pointed. 

o ■ 

A deaf husband, and a blind wife, make a good, happy 
couple. 

o 

City children cannot see as far as country children. 

o ■ 

Many people grumble, because the Creator placed 
thorns with the roses. 

o 

Man holds the string to the kite, and thus governs the 
course of the smallest creatures. 



Thought annihilates distance; it is faster than light or 
electricity. 

o 

Your power is graded, by the percentage of positive 
electricity your body contains. 

o 

In the prime of life, people have more magnetism than 
in youth, or old age. 

o 

Young children are very negative. 

o 

Without the observance of Sabbath, the variety of 
time is gone. 

Nature in all her grandeur, is the greatest and grandest 
variety show, in all the universe. 

o 

The works of creation and Providence, are among all 
branches the grandest. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 27 

To a mother a child is everything, but to a child a par- 
ent is only a link in the chain of existence. (Beaconsfield). 

o 

If a person is a tramp he is his own boss, even then 
he has to keep a sharp look out for the constable. 

o ■ 

It is the daily incessant fretting, that saps out your 
vitality. 



Admiration of the qualities of others, gains more 
friends than through any other medium. 

o ■ 

Extreme admiration, puts out the critic's eye, 

o 

The kind of man that nations turn out, is the test of 
civilization, not the census of the large city. 

The eye is the window through which the winged 
thoughts fly; like the sunlight of the placid lake. 

o 

The eye is the window of the soul. 

o 

Laughter and tears are equally useful; the one is to 
enlighten our reason, and give us a higher touch of human- 
ity, the other is to check our forward spirits. 

o 

To repay those who have befriended us, the most, is 
to befriend them with compound interest. 

A balking horse makes motions in the wrong direction; 
the old toper makes motions in the wrong direction. 
o • 

Turning up the sod in the field to raise a crop, the 
deeper you plough, the larger the crop ; young man, make 
the sod fly and show yourself a man. 



Spring water, supported by a heavy bill, will not fail; a 
man, supported by a heavy mind, backed by industry and 
frugality, will never fail. 



28 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

No doubt the beasts, birds, and insects, hear the music 
from the stars. 

o 

To criticize sermons, often uproots good soil. 

o 

A man is not properly refined, until he passes through 
the fiery furnace. 

o 

It is in the quiet places, that the mighty rivers rise. It 
is in the quiet meditations from which all our deep thoughts 
rise that make the mighty inventions. 

o 

On the tree of righteousness, you find blooming 
flowers of triumph and happiness. 

o 

Where we find God, in his fullest sense, is in the cham- 
ber of solitude. 

o 

When a man is too busy to answer an honest question, 
he is more of a curse than a blessing to humanity. 

o 

At what you laugh at most heartily, that is the best 
index to your character. 



A cinder in your eye, is a trifle, out of place; placed 
in the coke ovens it is all right; it is the trifles out of place 
that cause the bad frictions. 



Proverbs are the best reasons of all ages boiled down ; 
they are gems of the humanized intelligence of all mankind. 

o 

True love uses bad grammar without criticism. 

o 

Noble minds develop great thoughts, called gems. 

o 

Maxims are golden thoughts, in short sayings. 

o 

Religion should be a rule in life, the same as our daily 
meals. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS, 29 

It is a good thing to have two strings to one's bow. 

o 

Opportunities neglected are lost forever. 

o 

Every man, who knows nothing except to depreciate 
excellencies of others, is unhappy. 

o 

Shoot folly as it flies. (Pope.) 

o 

It is not your prosperity, but your actions, that will 
perpetuate your memory. (Napoleon). 

o 

There are many people who are constantly praying to 
God to give, give, give, but when the poor appeal to them, 
they are deaf. 

o 

How poor they are that have no patience. ( Shake- 
speare). 

o 

Humble love, not proud scierce, keeps the door to 
heaven. 



Never contract a friendship with a man who is not bet- 
ter than thyself. (Confucius). 

_ o 

Every atterrpt to make others happy, ard every sin left 
behind, is a ^tep nearer to heaven. (Stanley). 

Hold your hand before the light ; if you can see 
through the crevices between the joints of your fingers, 
you can't keep secrets. 

o 

Twelve dollars are spent for drink, to every one for 
schooling. 



Drunkenness has destroyed every government that ever 
flourished on earth. 

o 

The safety of a nation depends upon its sobriety. 



30 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Gold dust scattered with the sands of the sea will do 
nothing, but gathered together will change a barren desert, 
to a blooming garden. 

o 

They who live in the melancholy state, live miser- 
ably. 

o 

The way of the transgressor is hard. (Bible). 

o 

The last of the sand in the hour glass runs faster; the 
last of life runs fastest. 

o 

Trouble, like quick sand, the more you flounder in it 
the deeper you sink. 

o ■ 

Worry weakens the faculties of the mind, as well as 
the powers of the body. 

o 

The wages of sin is death. (Bible). 

o 

Sunday is the golden clasp, that binds together the 
volume of the week. (Longfellow). 

o 

Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you 
weep alone. (Old Maxim). 

o 

When in trouble pray to God ; if things go wrong when 
God wills it, let it go, it means the highest kind of success. 

o 

Like the water rushing down the falls of Niagara 
dragging all with it. The same is time rushing down the 
stream and dragging all along. 

o 

Idle hours, and money plenty, make people most un- 
happy. 

o 

Like a bird beating against its cage, even so is man 
beating against the cage of time, to get the liberty of his 
soul. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 31 

Exhibit no impatience when being observed at the 
table. 

o • 

The brightest thoughts emanate from a child's mind, 
after recess in school, then all the mental and physical organs 
are perfectly harmonized. 

o ■ 

Little shoes and stockings, scattered over the floor at 
bed time, is the index of sweet voices prattling in the 
morning, not unlike little angels. 

o ■ 

Eat slowly, an ordinary meal should occupy about 
thirty minutes. 

o— — 

The knife is only to cut meat, and other articles of 
food. 



You should use your fork to convey all foods to the 
mouth. 



Do not fill the mouth too full. 

o 

God, in his almighty power in the finest works, is the 
most powerful. Gravitation is an illustration. 

o 

Wedlocks like padlocks, sometimes very bad locks. 

o 

The reason of so many unhappy matches, ladies spend 
too much time in making nets, and not enough time in mak- 
ing cages. (Swift). 

o 

Who weds a sot, and gets a cot, will lose the cot and the 
sot. (Dutch). 

o 

Having too many friends, is more of an injury, than 
not to have any at all. 

o 

The medium to happiness, is to know just enough of 
the right things. 



32 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

In keeping the passions under subjection, we should be 
careful not to violate the laws of health. 

o 

A man, like a brick, must go through a furnace of fire 
before he is fit for use. 

o 

In deep solitude intellectual gems are picked up, and 
happily placed to make proverbs. 

o ■ 

Among all words, kindness stands above all, it carrfes 
all the virtues. 



Always looking at the right side develops a bright- 
ness that will last. 



The richest promises in the Bible, are in favor of the 
poor. 

o 

It takes a pure heart to make a pure life. 

o 

Church rivals are trimming our lamps for Christian 
life. 

o 

Closing a hole in the levee will stop a frightful calamity. 
A hole in an instrument of writing, will, sometimes, cause 
a great lawsuit. 

o 

I am an American, because America is for common 
people. (McKinley). 

o 

The Heavens declare thy righteousness, Oh, Lord. 
(King David). 

o 

A religious spirit helps every man. (McKinley.) 

o 

If a man has red hair, and marries a woman with red 
hair, fight. 

o 

Deep water, like a deep mind, runs slowly. 




GEORGE F. HUFF. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 33 

Salt in the sea keeps it from stagnating; the spirit of 
God, in a man, keeps him from stagnating. 

o 

To stop the water running into your cellar, you must 
stop the source ; to stop the whiskey from running into your 
mouth, you must stop the source. 

o 

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is 
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for in- 
struction in righteousness. 

o • 

A horse without a bridle, is very unsafe ; a man without 
religion, is, also, unsafe. 

o ■ 

Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (Bible), 

o • 

He that allows himself to be trodden on, must not com- 
plain if he is trampled on. (Kent). 

o 

A light tongue, a light mind ; a heavy tongue, a heavy 
mind. 

o 

The song of the birds, tells the latitude, and the cli- 
mate. # 

o ■ 

Hazel bushes are stiff and ugly, like an ugly Christ- 
ian ; willows are mild and humble, like a good Christian. 

o 

The world's greatest thoughts, placed in one sentence, 
would make a world gem. 

o 

The lever of the printing press, is strong enough to 
move the world. 



Socrates was the greatest sage, the world ever saw. 

o 

Youth is the time when seeds of character are sown. 

o 

Whosoever lives a pious life, blesses the race. 



34 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

A dangerous ending, may have its origin from delays 
in light starting. 

o 

To do our best is what Uod expects. 

o 

Golden days, are the result of golden deeds. 

o 

A week of work, is not as bad as one day of worry. 

o 

Do that for which you are fitted; chickens can't swim 
with ducks. 

o 

A well lighted lamp must be kept filled. A successful 
man must be kept full of pure blood. 

o 

Arts, like life, had their origin in darkness. 

o 

A good many women act as if they were born to 
wound, and not to heal. 



The n are runs off", when she gets too much oats; the 
boy runs off, when he gets too much of his father's money. 

o 

Only the pure in heart can be brave and powerful. 

o 

Any kind of light means day; any kind of darkness 
means night. 

■ o 

A man cannot lead an impious life, and die happy; a 
r -.an cannot walk among thorns and not be pierced. 

o ■ 

Reviewing primitive creation, and comparing the man 
age, brings us to the long periods that is in store for the 
human kingdom. 

o 

Mother, and home, are synonymous terms. 

o 

The prayer of the tongue does not prepare us for hea- 
ven ; neither does the sight of medicine cure the sick. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 35 

No woman ever admitted that she laced too tightly. 

o 

Never ask a favor of a man who Is hungry. 

o ■ 

A. D. 1585, Pope Gregory revised the almanac, hence, 
the old and new style of time 

o ■ 

When whiskey entered the family, and chased Christ 
out, it made it worse; but when Christ entered the family 
it was made better. 

— — o 

An educated hog still goes to the pool to wallow; and 
the educated drunkard still goes to the bar to swallow beer. 

o 

When a man hungers after righteousness, he turns 
more Godlike in all things. 

— o— 
The world is still deceived with ornaments. (Shakes- 
peare). 

o 

It is not the rich and good eatables that makes the 
feast a success, but it is the cheerfulness of the guests. 
(Claredon). 

o 

The nightingale, can only sing one song, and is per- 
fectly happy. 

o • 

Thought takes a man cut of servitude, into freedom. 

o 

Look before you leap; as you sow you reap. (Butler). 

o 

He who believes that every heart is untrue, has some- 
thing unsound at the core of his own. (Eliza Cook). 

o 

If you leap into the well, Providence is not obliged to 
pull you out. 

o 

Darkness, at the right tiire, and at the right place, 
has no shame. 



36 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Many people are like a big gun with a blank cartridge, 
when they go off it is all noise. 

o 

Crisp sayings, are gems that crack. 

o 

There are as many prodigal daughters as sons. 

o 

A mother is a mother, all the days of her life; a father 
is a father, until he has his second wife. 

o ■ 

The more knowledge we have of nature, the nearer our 
partnership stands with God. 

o ■ 

Wrong doing and doing nothing, are the same in God's 
sight, they are both noted violations. 

o 

Daily work keeps your system oiled, and keeps rust and 
decay away; like a machine you wear better, and live 
longer. 

o 

Don't be like the farmer who laid a death trap for the 
corncrib thief, and who, himself, was the first victim. 

o ■ 

Independence adds vigor, and self reliance. 

o 

Your bank account, and your word, should be synony- 
mous. 

o 

Never invest money, unless it contains solid value. 

o 

The different muscles of the body, act harmoniously to- 
gether ; the same philosophy holds good in a well regulated 
family. 

o 

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. (King 
David). 



Work as though you would live always, and live as 
though you would die to day. (Mrs. Rosalia Grabel). 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 37 

To be of no church, is dangerous. (Johnston). 

o 

A stitch in time, saves nine. (Franklin). 

o ■ 

As chaste as unsunned snow. (Shakespeare). 

o 

A long kiss, a kiss of youth and love. (Byron). 

■ o 

Be your own lawyer as much as possible, study com- 
mercial law. 

— — o ■ 

Choose your associates very discreetly. 

o 

The truest wisdom, is a resolute determination. (Bon- 
aparte). 



All the women who have been disappointed in love, are 
not old maids; many of them are married. 

o ■ 

It is said that a cheerful woman, with a happy expres- 
sion and manner, looks younger than her age. 

o ■ 

If a woman wants a real welccr e when she returns 
home, she should leave her baby with her husband, when 
she goes away. 

o 

They are never alone who a'"e accompanied with noble 
thoughts . ( Sidney ) . 

o 

Little minds are too much wounded by little things ; 
great minds see all, and are not hurt. 

o ■ 

Talent of success is nothing more or less than doing 
what you can do well, without a thought of fame. (Long- 
fellow.) 

o 

Plants, stars, trees and everything are made different 
to give variety, hence, the food for a human family, should 
consist of a variety. 



38 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Speaking ill of an individual is the same as kicking at 
a dead lion. 

o 

Our patience will achieve more than our force. (Rus- 
kin). 

o 

A reputation for good judgement, fair dealing, and for 
truth, is a fortune. (Johnston). 

o 

Prepared food, prepared sermons and prepared music, 
in a sense of use, are as the moon compared to the sun. 

o 

There are many people too stingy to buy whiskey, to 
get on a drunk. 

o 

Pointed nails are like pointed thoughts, they drive 
easily into the block; sharp thoughts drive easily into the 
blockhead. 

o 

Trolley lines do more to harmonize, than all other 
mediums put together. 

o » 

All things are possible to diligence and skill. (Johns- 
ton). 

The devil never fights in his own uniform. 

o 

In brightening children, large congregations and large 
schools are much better than smaller ones, it gives a better 
opportunity, for the magnetic powers to act. 

o ■ 

Example is the school of mankind. (Burke). 

o 

Nature teaches us to love our friends ; religion 
teaches us to love our enemies. 



The most beautiful woman may not be the most virtu- 
ous; the bird having the most beautiful plumage, may not 
be the sweetest songster. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 39 

The smallest pimple may lead us to death; the small- 
est sin may, step by step, lead us to spiritual death. 

o 

It is only a pretty woman, who can cry becomingly. 

o ■ 

Theaters have wings, but no one ever saw one fly. 

o ■ 

When a young man goes to court, it is usually to press 
his suit. 

o • 

We cannot roll back the river of time, and restore our 
lost youth. 

■ o— — 

Good books, in primeval ages, were put under lock and 
key, at present, ignorance is put under lock and key. 

— — o • 

God is not a respecter of anything; all creation is the 
same in his sight. 

o ■ 

In the planets and stars, the Creator's laws are mathe- 
matically correct. The clouds, rains, and frosts, are gov- 
erned by volition. 

o ■ 

Some people look on life as an empty dream; but an 
empty coal bin means a cold reality. 

o 

Every man has his price, but he objects to being sold. 

o 

When you tell a secret, it is no longer a secret. 

o 

There are plenty of men who think they understand 
the women, but the women know better. 

o 

Examine any place in the whole world, and you will 
find that the amount of soap consumed, per capita, is the 
index to the degree of civilization. 

o 

The man is at the head of the family, but the spanking 
of the boys is, usually, left to the wife. 



40 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Health is very touchy, disobey one of its commands 
and off it goes. 

o 

It is kindness that makes life pleasant, and worth living. 

o 

Every great soul is touched with a passion of humanity. 

o 

Dog fleas will not stay on a cat; an old toper will not 
stay in church. 

o 

The fine art of living, is to draw from each person 
his best. (Whiting.) 

o 

Little by little the tiny coral builds the reef that wrecks 
the great ship ; small sins, little by little, wreck the strongest 
minds. 

o— 

Silence yourself, and you silence your worst enemy. 

o • 

It is not what we see, but what we remember, that de- 
velops our mental powers. 

o 

In Lapland the girl gets one third of the race in the 
sta*t, and if overtaken by the lover it means matrimony, 
hence, few bad matches in Lapland. 

o 

Church, and state, must go hand in hand, both free, 
but mutually dependent. 

o 

The best friend a girl can have, is a level-headed, 
loving mother. 

o 

A beautiful day is indicated by the setting sun ; a beau- 
tiful resurrection, is indicated by the setting sun of our 
earthly day. 

o 

A good woman married to a bad man, makes a dis- 
cord ; even so in music, a good hymn, married to a bad tune, 
makes discord. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 41 

The average voter, is a slave to a bad, political party. 

o • 

Too much ambition in men, and too much vanity in 
women, leadeth them into snares. 

o 

To be happy you must study the natural laws, in as 
much as they are laws of God, and without understanding 
and observing them we cannot be happy. 

o — — 

The smallest flowers, are the forerunners of the lovely 
spring. 

o 

Religion illuminates a man's face, sweetens his words, 
and elevates every action of his life. 
— o— 
If you want to have good health, keep your back, espe- 
cially between your shoulder blades, well covered. 

- o — — 

Civilization and the honey bee, go hand in hand. 

o 

The United States is calling for a better class of voters. 

-o— 

For the safety and perpetuation of a nation, a pure 
ballot box is much better than warships, and bullets. 

o ■ 

Business first, then pleasures. 
o 



Better be unpopular and pure in your vote, than popu- 
lar and impure. 

o • 

Love is like cooler's wax, the more you meddle with it, 
the more it will stick. 



Unthinking obedience, forms the deepest habit in our 
nature. 



For conjugality in matrimony, we consult the animal 
kingdom, our institutions should teach this most important 
of all knowledge. 



42 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Usefulness is the rent we owe to the earth; many peo- 
ple are greatly in arrears, and may lose their birthright at 
the last great clay. 

o 

High aim, and a failure, is not crime; a low aim and 
a failure, is a crime. 

o 

If you run too fast in anything you are sure to stumble. 

o 

The lover oft' shuts his eyes, and tells himself lies. 

o ■ 

Love is better to show and beautify, than spectacles. 

o — — 

Riches without contentment, are more of a curse than a 
blessing. 

o ■ 

What man has done, man can do again. 

o 

Stick to it, if you have a good business. 

o 

Great success, is something that few can stand. 

o 

Be temperate, work and do good to all men, and you 
will be a success in life. 



Brains seek their equal, the same as water. 

o 

Forbear resenting injuries, avoid extremes. (Burke). 

o • 

Marrying for wealth, is selling one's liberty. 

o ■ 

Of two evils, chose neither. 

o ■ 



Prudence is the index to success. 

o ■ 

God has laws so deep and mysterious, that they are 
entirely hidden from man. 

o 

Anything to which God may call us, is a high calling. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 43 

The capitol at Hartford, Conn., is 300 feet long in the 
summer, and is three inches shorter in the winter. Expan- 
sion and contraction causes it. 

o 

Plow deep while the sluggard sleeps, and you shall 
have corn, to sell and to keep. (Cotton). 

o 

By erosion, (as it goes on) in 16,000,000 years, all the 
earth, and seas would be made level. 

■ o ■ 

Take all parts of the earth, and we find two earth- 
quakes a day, some mild and some powerful. 



The weight of the sun is one half that of water. 

— — o 

Glaciers, 2,000 to 3,000 feet deep, run six feet a day, 
running into the ocean and forming icebergs. 

o ■ 

In the walls of Balbec, there are cut c tcne. 69 feet 
long, fifteen feet high and seventeen feet wi le. 

o 

Integration of rocks, is the same as rrenory, both have 
to be watched, or they will pass ove" into the great field of 
oblivion. 

o 

In Terradelfuego, sheets of lightning are passing near- 
ly all the time, hence it is called, "the land of fire." 

o 

Gilded tombs, do worr s enfold. (H. B. Allshouse). 

o 

'Tis more blessed to give than to receive. 

o 

God is the greatest river of every gooel and perfect 
gift, and when in partnership with him, you have a part- 
ner that will not leave you stick. 



In all the works of the creation, God does not show 
his omnipotence irere than in the creation of about the 
same number of irales and females. 



44 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. 

o 

Happy is the courtship, that is short. 

o 

A man's best, or his worst fortune, is his wife. 

o 

Meddle not, with what you do not understand. 

o 

No good ever comes from minding other people's busi- 



To have a finger in the pie. 
o — 



True love often uses shocking grammar. 

o 

What will Mrs. Grundy say ? 

o 



Listen at the key hole, and you will hear news, that 
will bring the bristles straight up, on your head. 

o 

What appear calamities are often sources of fortune. 

o 

Rats desert a sinking ship. 

o 



There are- four kingdoms on earth, Mineral, Vegetable, 
Animal, and Human. 

o 

It takes sixteen years to make one day, on the planet 
Neptune. 

o 

The kingdom of Greece sank twenty feet, since the 
days of Christ. 

o ■ 

To speak of a man's faults behind his back, is very 
cowardly, better tell him of his faults, and trust to God for 
the results. 

o 

You cannot hunt partridges with a band of music; 
noise in the wrong place turns success into failure. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 45 

Put cotton in your ears, and you cannot hear ; put tobacco 
in your mouth and you cannot taste. 

o 

May the devil cut the toes off all our enemies, that we 
may know them by their limping. 

o 

The ring of a bell, at a certain time in the day, has a 
very good effect; it unifies the time of every phase, and 
makes people better, and more systematic. 

o 

Good words cost nothing, and are worth much. 

o 

Write injuries in the dust, but kindness on marble. 

o 

They hurt themselves, who wrong others. 

o 

Whatever is given to the poor is laid up in heaven. 

o 

Charity commences at home, but should not end there. 

o 

God loveth a cheerful giver. 
o 



As soon as the danger is past God is forgotten. 

o 

I taught you to swim, but now you would drown me. 



He is a man, every inch of him. 

Manners, to a great extent, make the man. 

o 

Beware, present company excepted. 

o 

There is a great force hidden in a sweet command. 

o 

If all marriages are made in heaven, I am sorry to say, 
many belong to watered stock. 

o 

Marry your son, when you will ; vour daughters, 
when you can. 



46 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

For the very purpose to get married, you are requested 
to leave father and mother. (Bible). 

o 

Between the cradle and the grave, there is no greater 
step than matrimony. 

o 

The proper temperaments, to suit vocations and matri- 
mony, should be taught in school. 

o 

In the same proportion that Sunday is kept sacred, in 
the same proportion, people are civilized. 

o 

Every child should be closely examined physically and 
mentally, touching the best vocations, adapted for success 
and happiness. 

o 

Persons who turn everything into ridicule, to have a 
coarse laugh, shows unbounded ignorance. 

o 

The intellectual laugh, love laugh, religious laugh, 
white laugh and hypocritical laugh, all have their time and 
place. 



The expression of the face of a sharp business man, 
is the guide, by which he handles his customers. 

o 

Many people must be dead over a hundred years, be- 
fore their works begin to live. 

o 

Children should not have too many playthings at a 
time; a man should not have too much money at a time. 

o 

Some sins paralyze the victim, like the charming of 
a snake, to give more time for the fatal fang to penetrate 
deeper. 

o 

Some people are like a great flash of thunder and 
lightning, then the calmness, then the funeral blank of 
nothingness. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 47 

The kind of fossil and stratification, is an index to the 
age in which they flourished ; the climate, also, is indicated 
as are the animals that flourished. 

o 

Give a rose to a blind man, and he can't analyze it, but 
he will tell you that it is a rose; the greatest philosopher 
cannot do more. 

o 

Perfect valor consists in doing without witnesses, all 
we should be capable of doing before the world. (Roche- 
sauchault). 

o 

If you live according to what nature requires, you will 
never be poor. 

o 

The winds and waves, are always on the side of the 
navigator. ( Gibbon ) . 

— o— 
The purest act of knowledge, is always covered with 
some feeling of pleasure or pain. (Hamilton.) 

o ■ 

Hooked nose and double chin ; an overbearing compan- 
ion and a good politician. 

o 

A good man is better than precious ointment, on the 
day of his death. 

o 

Good understanding giveth favor, but the way of the 
transgressor is hard. 

o 

To find the occupation for which one is fitted, is to 
find the track for the locomotive. 

o 

Pride and poverty are poorly matched, but often dwell 
in the same house. 

o 

Divine law acts by cold and heat, expansion and con- 
traction, positive and negative, action and reaction, flux 
and reflux. 



48 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The time of the planet is mathematically correct, but 
all the surrounding powers are based on volition. 

o 

Promote your friend's happiness, and quit your non- 
sense in drinking his health ; use common sense. 

o 

Graphite is mined in Siberia, from which we realize our 
lead pencils. 

o 

The body of a cigarette smoker turns black, how about 
his soul? 

o 

One-half more men go in the saloon doors, than go in 
the church doors. 

o 

One-half more English newspapers are read, than all 
the other papers put together. 

o 

Temperance is the greatest curse reducer in the world, 
hence every true patriot votes straight against it, irrespec- 
tive of party. 

o ■ 

If you want you complexon good, keep the ventilation 
of your sleeping room good. 

o 

To the extent that people favor an animal, to the same 
extent their minds incline. 



Death produced from a bullet wound, is accompanied 
by great pain, from a sword wound, composure. 

o 

Saints are made in the school of service and suffering. 

o 

Peace is an inward spirit, not an outward condition. 

o 

Failures are often caused by having too much success. 

o 

Steadfastness, is a virtue that makes saints, and states- 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 49 

There is a rank of mind as well as of birth. 

o 

A stout heart has always a good cause to back it. 

o- — 

Business neglected, is business lost. 

o 

Drive your business ; don't let your business drive you. 

o = 

I have another fish to fry. 

— — o— 
As busy as a bee. 



Sell not thy conscience with thy goods. 

— • — o — — 
It is hard to pay for a dead horse. 

. o— 

He who blackens others, does not whiten himself. 

— o • 

As sure as a gun. 



Always have your measuring line long enough in the 
world, to reach into the other world. 
— — o — — 
General observations, are the jewels of knowledge. 

o ■ 

Creditors have a better memory, than debtors. (Frank- 
lin). 

o~ — • 

Bashfulness is as much to be avoided, as too much as- 
surance. 

o • 

To die well, one must learn to live well. (Confucius), 

o 

A ship load of argument, don't amount to as much as 
a single fact. 

-o 

Man is king in his own house. 

o 

Your eyes are blinded by being too greedy. 



50 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Egypt is the land that brought obelisks, monuments 
and pyramids to the best degree of perfection. 

o 

Donkeys like to hear their own voice. 

o 

In a healthy person, the half of the electricity in the 
body is positive, and the other half negative, hence an 
equilibrium. 

o 

No part of nature, has power to develop in, and of 
itself; all power is from God. 

o 

The number of males and females, is about the same; 
a plain fact that the design of the creator, is for every male 
to have a female, and every female to have a male. 

o 

If you can conquer, and you have perseverance, you 
will conquer. 

o 

Good works cannot emanate from the depraved, neither 
can light and darkness exist together. 

o 

Gossip does not affect a pure conscience. 

o 

A tale never loses in the telling. 

o 

Good patriots are always good Christians. 

o 

Hereditary drunkenness, ten to one, emanates from the 
mother's side. 



Natural water runs out of the rock, unnatural water 
must be pumped; even so in men, some are natural and 
some are unnatural fools. 

o 

God marked Cain for killing Abel; God, also, marked 
the candy eater with a mouthful of rotten teeth. 

o 

Patriotism is love, enthusiasm, courage and usefulness. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 51 

Poverty and necessity, are the great schools for inven- 
tion and development. 

o — — 

The best life preserver is a daily occupation at some- 
thing useful. 

o ■ 

Beware of these three kinds of women; the one that 
does not love children; the one who does not love rlov ers, 
ana the one who does nor love women. 

o — — 

Pompeii had barber shops when destroyed, A. D. 79, 
hence the index to civilization. 

o 

The Sabbath day is the keynote of the proper use of 
time. 

o 

The man who is ashamed to wear overalls, is unworthy 
to wear broadcloth. 

o — — 

It is the quiet people, that are dangerous. 

o 

A little man often harbors a great soul. 

o 

Catch the bear before >ou sell the skin. 

o 

Poor people can live peaceably together in one house; 
two kings cannot live peaceably together in the same king- 
dom. 

o 

The poor man seeks for food ; the rich man for appe- 
tite. 

o 

The man that does not blush, has the brutish nature 
predominating. 

o 

In peace, prepare for war. 

o 



When all men say that you are a mule, get your kick- 
ing qualities into shape. 



52 BOOK OP PROVERBS. 

An error gracefully acknowledged, is a victory won. 

o ■ 

Temperance and labor, are the two best physicians to 
men. (Rosseau). 

o 

Prosperity doth best discover vice; adversity doth best 
discover virtue. 

o 

Our primitive advantages, properly cultivated, are the 
true index to civilization. 

o 

By the very constitution of our own nature, moral evil 
has its own curse. 



The small letters hurt the sight, so do small matters, 
him that is too much intent on them. 

— — o 

Despise not the day of small things. 

o 

The surest plan not to fail, is the determination not to 
fail. 

o 

Everything that happens, God runs through all of it; 
nothing can exist without a cause. 

Q 

Industry is prosperity's right hand. 

o 

Knowledge, is the wing to heaven ; ignorance, is God's 
curse. 

o 

Until men have learned industry, economy and self 
control, they cannot be safely trusted with wealth. 
(Briggs). 

o 

If a man is sure he is right he can't be too radical. 

o 

A tree does not fall, a( the first stroke. 

o 

A man apt to promise, apt to forget. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 53 

A boy, is like a willow, when young is easily bent; 
but when old he is stubborn. 

o 

You must tie a mischieveous cur short; you must tie 
a mischievious boy short. 

- o — — ■ 

He lost all by wanting too much. 

The miser, and the fat pig, are alike ; they are no good 
until they are dead. 

■ o 

Hair splitting, is very unpopular in religion, or any- 
thing else. 

o ■ 

Beauty draws more than ten horses; beauty and mag- 
netism, travel on the same wire. 

— =o — — 
Fair faces, need no paint. 

o ■ 



Folly and beauty, are often close companions. 

o 

Great beauty, and good understanding, rarely go to- 
gether. 

o 

Beauty is a good introducticr , as long as it don't talk 
too much., 



It is a mistake, that capital alone is necessary to suc- 
cess ; head and hands will soon procure wealth. 

o 

Begin to save, early in life, let it be ever so little. 

o ■ 

A man of honor respects his word, as he does his note. 

o 

Shun law suits, and never take any money risks, which 
you can avoid. 

o 

When we have one fact found us. we are apt to supply 
the next out of your own imagination. (Holmes). 



54 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Idle hours are always very dangerous, they can make 
us very good, or very bad. 

o 

Great difficulties overcome, only show how great we 
are, and how great we can be. 

o 

The greatest book of useful thoughts, is the book of 
maxims. 

o 

Whisky prepares a man to butcher his wife, murder 
his children, and then put the knife to his own throat. 

o 

To live for others develops the fullest happiness for 
this life, and for the life to come. 

o 

If you can't bring sunshine in your religion, people 
don't want it. 



The meaning to a life, is action in all your operations. 

o ■ 

Running to meet trouble, multiplies it ten fold. 

o 

Prayer should be at regular intervals, in a well regu- 
lated family. 

o 

The greatest barrier to spiritual prayer, is a proud and 
unsurrendered heart. 



On the hill tops the valleys look the most beautiful; 
in the valley of oppression, the beauties of a high and pure 
life show the most beautiful. 

■ o 

The greatest conquerer, is true courage in every under- 
taking. 

o 

Jesus lived a stormy life, that he might be a brother to 
the workman. 



Pride, always goes before a fall. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 55 

The easier and plainer a system, the better it is for gen- 
eral use. 

o 

The Christian religion is at the foundation of our na- 
tional life. 

— — o 

It is a Christian duty to be healthy and happy; health 
Christianity and happiness, go hand in hand. 

o 

The truths of nature; of eternal change, of infinite 
variety. (Ruskin). 

- o ■ 

Bolts and bars will defeat the thief; virtue will defeat 
the slanderer. 

o . 

The earth produces all things, and in due season re- 
ceives all things. 

o 

Everything that happens; God's great plan runs 
through all. 

o 

We are all infants before we become men, and pupils 
before we become teachers, therefore, do not despise small 
tlrngs. 

o 

You may depend on him being a good man, whose in- 
timate friends are God's. 

o 

All members of a good family keep themselves under 
good discipline, to each other, not permitting any unkind 
act, to mar the happiness of one another. 

o 

The Bible has made our Christian civilization, to it we 
owe our public schools and homes. 

o 

We must conquer our passions or our passions will 
conquer us. 

o 

Have not thy coat to make when it begins to rain. 



56 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

There is not any part, of any creature, in color, or 
shape, but what is made an index to its character. 

o 

Evil communications corrupt good manners. (Bible). 

o 

It matters not how long we live, but how. (Baily). 

o 

Religion brightens the soul ; pleasures rust the soul. 

o 

The soul never grows old. (Longfellow). 

o 

The devil has three prongs on his satanic fork; the 
church has three prongs to her spiritual fork, Father, Son, 
and Holy Ghost. 

Don't hide your light under a bushel. 

The limbs that hang the lowest, have the most apples. 
— o— — 

Humanity gains more friends than pride. 

. — — o 

The groves were God's first temples. 

o 

Man proposes; God disposes. 

o 



Bad news, is the first to come. 

o 

He that tells his wife all his news, is lately married. 

o 

By night, an infidel, is a half believer. 

o 

Beauty vanishes; virtue remains forever. 

o 

How remarkably, goodness brightens beauty. 

o— — 

The cobbler, sticks to his last. 

o — — 

The merchant who sells upon credit, has much custom, 
but little money. 




ANDREW CARNEGIE 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 57 

Wood ashes is the best tooth powder on earth ; it adds 
health to the teeth. 

o 

From a single bone, the Archaeologist constructs a per- 
fect creature. 

o 

Every woman that marries, puts her self in line with 
reformers. 

o 

A gallon of water weighs ten pounds. A gallon of 
mercury, weighs 1357 pounds. 

o 

Wide glancing eyes, distrustful. ♦ 

o 

In the construction of public roads, we are still lingering 
in the dark ages. 

o 

Robert Morris, the best financier in America, died in 
poverty and in prison. 

o 

Upturned eyes, are a sign of devotion. 

o 

Wide open eyes, rashness. 

o 



Small eyes, cunning. 

-o- 



In hunting, as in love, you begin when you like, and 
leave off when you can. (Spanish). 

o 

Who says he loves, and is not wretched, lies. (Baily). 

o 

Sabbath keeping, prepares us for week-day living. 

o 

The only way you can live a second life, is to live the 
first so that its memories will linger when you are dead. 

o 

Many people step on sharp prongs of temptation, and 
limp the remaining days of their life. 

o 

Coming events cast their shadows before. 



58 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

A single profane word, betrays a man's low breeding. 
(Joseph Cook.) 

o 

Whatever you dislike in another person, correct the 
same fault in yourself. 

o 

Kindness, has converted more sinners than eloquence, 
zeal and learning. 

o 

People doing the right thing, in a short time, like to do 
the right thing all the time. 

o 

Christianity makes people gentle, and easily controlled. 

■ o 

Never contract a close friendship with a woman, who 
is not better than yourself. (Confucius). 

o 

A quiet friend, is better than a zealous one, who is 
noisy. 

— — o 

Cheerfulness is the atmosphere, that is like the spring 
shower to vegetation. 



Conscience is the voice of the soul ; the passions are 
the voice of the boc.lv . 

o 

Small boats should keep near the shore, large ones can 
venture more. (Franklin). 

o 

The best bank, is the one that places money where it 
does the most good. 

o 

Every one has his own gait; every one has his own 
accent. 

o 

We should conform our vocation with nature's motion. 

o 

Loose thinking leads to loose character. 

o 

God help the poor. The rich can help themselves. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 59 

The declaration of the pilgrims, before they set foot on 
American soil, was that the school house and church should 
go hand in hand. 

Every man has his faults. 

o • 



Let him that is without sin, cast the first stone. ( Bible) . 

o 

They who live in glass houses, should not throw stones. 

o 

Adam must have an Eve, to blame for all his faults. 

o 

Whipping a man over another's shoulders. 

o 

It is a good horse that never stumbles, it is a good wife 
that never grumbles. 

o 

Hungry as a church mouse. 

o 



Without a friend, the world is a wilderness. 

o 

Love rules kingdoms, without the sword. 

o ■ 

A pack of cards is the devil's prayer book. 

o 

What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world, 
and lose his own soul? (Bible). 

o 

A prophet is not without honor save in his own country, 
and in his own household. 

-o- 



The highest tree has the greatest fall. 

o 

If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 

o 

Joy and sorrow, are next door neighbors. 

o 

He who dies in the vigor of life, dies the best. 

o 

All the remedies and preventions, will not stop death. 



60 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Nature never says that, which Wisdom will contra- 
dict. (Juvenile). 

o 

The desire to resist oppression, is planted in every man. 
(Lucretius). 

o 

Trust not, too much, an enchanting face. (Virgile). 

o 

As happy as a sunflower, 

o 



Anything in your physical frame, that don't hurt, leave 
it alone. 

o 

Blessed is the man who walketh not in the council of 
the ungodly, who is delighted in the law of the Lord. 
(Bible). 

o 

Great moral worth emanates from great mental concen- 
trations and perseverance. 

o 

We should not be impatient of our progress in life, al- 
though darkness and d ; Fcourage:uen1 may surround us. 

o 

The graveyard, is a city that keeps on growing, year 
after year, no panics. 

■ o 

We have no more right to say unkind words about our 
neighbors, than we have a right to steal their apples and 
peaches ; both are stealing. 

o 

The most beautiful life to live, is to live always in touch 
with the laws of nature. 



The less you care for men's opinions, the more they 
care for yours. 

o 

Get in touch with the meanest men, and there you find 
traits of character that are better than your own. 

o 

Never cross a bridge, before you come to it. 



BOOK OF PROVERES. 61 

The world's greatest gems, maxims, thoughts and pro- 
verbs, are the havens for great minds. 

o ■ 

Literary thoughts are beautiful gems, that fit, harmon- 
ize and develop great maxims. 

o 

When a thing don't suit, say so, quietly. 

o ■ 

Do rot meddle with your knife and fork, or drum on 
the table while waiting to be served. 

The dress of a gentleman, should be perfectly harmon- 
ious. 

o 

Never betray a confidence. 

o 



Want of courtesy obscures the happiness of life, more 
than anything else ; it clouds the most beautiful sunshiny 
day. 

o 

Frequent moving, disturbs a man's equilibrium. 

o 

The soul that does not get out of itself on Christmas 
day, is extremely narrow. 

o ■ 

Christmas is the Home Day ; it brings more gladness 
to the home than any other day. 

o 

It takes less power to keep a train moving, than to start 
it, the same applies to business, the ball is more easily kept 
rolling. 

-' — o 

Much ease to the body, is dangerous to the soul. 

o 

Godliness, with contentment, is great gain in all things. 

o 

Planting good thoughts, in a young mind, is the same 
as planting good seeds in fresh ground, they bring results. 

o 

For life, is not to live, but to do well. (Martial.) 



62 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The mind unoccupied, develops evil spirits, more and 
more, day by day. 

o ■ 

No part of nature has power to develop motion in and 
of itself ; all power comes from God. 
. o 

A pitcher that oft goes to the well, is broken at last. 

o 

Be sure that you try the ice, before you venture on it. 
Keep the common road, then you are safe. 

o 

One ounce of mirth, is worth a thousand weight of 
melancholy. 

o 

Death is the greatest leveller. It is the all, in all, uni- 
fier. 

o 

Young men may die, old men must die. 

o 

The grave levels all distinctions, they that live longest 
must die at last. 



Do not speak ill of the dead. 
o 



The first breath is the beginning of death. 

o 

Whom the gods love, die young. 

o '• 

Six feet of earth, makes all men equal. 

o 

Oh, how soon the dead are forgotten! 

- — -o 

An hour may destroy, what an age was building. 

o 

It is much better to die young and honorable, than to 
live an age of dishonor. 

o 

He carries two faces, under one hood. 

o 

Procrastination, is the thief of time. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 63 

A man's character, on all sides, should be square. 

o 

When you know not what to do, wait. 

ck 

Your second thoughts, are the best. 

o 

Think much, speak little, and write less. 

o 

It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy 
all that may follow. 

o 

Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little 
long. 

o 

If wishes would be true, farmers would be kings. 



He is a very hard nut to crack. 

■ o 

What a day may bring, a day may take away. 

o 

Xo one knows what may happen, before the sun goes 
down. 

o 

We ought to watch well that which we can only once 
decide. 

o 

The faster, rivers flow, the purer the water, the faster 
you move in the affairs of life, the purer your life. 

o 

Our forefathers termed geology, freaks of nature. 

o 

A man of words, and not of deeds, is like a garden full 
of weeds. 

o 

To make laws complete, they should reward us, as well 
as punish. 

o 

To err is human, to forgive is divine. (Pope). 
o 



Speaking too much is a sign of vanity. 



64 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Never hold a man by the hand to hear the end of a 
story. If he don't want to stay, better hold your tongue. 

o 

Did you ever hear of a person, family or Church, that 
could hold whiskey and Christ in the same place? 

■ o 

The widow has to pay her taxes, but on account of her 
sex she can't vote. A shame. 

o ■ 

Taste and reason are very small, but the the organs of 
sight and hearing are very acute in the North American 
Indian. 



Don't apply law to anything that morality can accom- 
plish. 

o 

A wretched soul, bruised with adversity. (Shake- 
speare). 

o 

Sneezing, coughing and expectorating, are not permit- 
ted in decent society. 

o 

Never call across the street ; never carry on a conversa- 
tion in a public vehicle, unless you are seated side by side. 

o 

Brown eyes are the strongest. 
-o- 



Nothing in nature's laws that don't add to man's hap- 
piness if properly utilized. 

o ■ 

The sovereignty of the Creator, is equally proportioned 
in all his works. 



An unborn child has no knowledge of the life on earth ; 
neither has a man any knowledge of the life in the next 
world. 

A church steeple that don't vibrate, is not right, un- 
safe. A stolid and rigid man, that don't bend, is not right, 
unsafe. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. B5 

When I was a child, I spake as a child, and I thought 
as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish 
things. (Saint Paul). 

■ o 

I will sing a new song unto thee, O God. (Psalms). 

o-. 

It is very rare that you find very strong love, without 
jealousy. 

o 

It was the still, small voice, that brought the answer. 
(Bible). 

- — — o 

The earth, being so full of wealth, notwithstanding it 
is very hard to get enough of it to keep the wolf from the 
door. 

o 

Gold enlarges the vision of fools, the Same as the micro- 
scope enlarges the vision of the scientists. 

o 

The white, undenled mind of a child, is like the rich soil 
in your garden ; both are the subjects, of very careful plant- 
ing, of the first seeds. 

■ o 

Young man, go west. (Horace Greely). 

o 

I pity the man that drinks, when the demon of thirst 
is in his throat, and every drop of blood in his body is call- 
ing for rum, rum, rum. 

o 

The church, and all the powers invested in man, should 
use all exertions to remove intoxicants from the unperverted 
appetites. 

o 

God have pity on the slave of a perverted appetite and 
show him the blessing of temperance, and the curse of in- 
temperance. . 

o 

It is said that all diseases originate from germs. The 
germs that produce love-sickness, are not yet classified and 
placed in the list. 



66 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Sound moral training, is the surest pledge, of good 
citizenship. 

CH 

Your character is estimated, the same as those with 
whom you associate. 

o ■ 

A little assistance is worth a lot of advice. 

o 

He who slanders another, smites himself. 

o 

The best praise of a sermon, is its practice. 

o ■ 

Boiling anger scalds nobody, but yourself, 

o 

Friends multiply both joys and griefs. 

o 

Nothing blisters your character more, than reading bad 
literature. 

o 

Joy, which we cannot enjoy with others, is only half 
a joy. 

o 

Maxims, are condensed good sense, of all nations and 
ages. 

o 

Should grace be said at the table, attention and rever- 
ence should be the order. 

o 

Shabby gentility, is one of the most objectionable forms 
of snobbishness. 

A sheet of paper is of little value; value is developed 
by the matter that is placed upon it. 

■ o 

Crude steel is not high in price, the dexterity of the 
machinery on it, makes the high price ; knowledge through 
schooling makes a man valuable. 

o 

Nearly all failures are based on the fact, that he missed 
his proper calling. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 67 

Cultivate some art, by which to gain an independent 
livlihood. (Hon. Horace Mann). 

o 

Leave well enough alone. 

o > 



There is much more good in people than bad, and if we 
look for the good in people, we overlook the bad. 

o 

Be patient with the infirmities of your neighbor; judge 
people by their merits. 

■ o 

Sweet songs are sung in sorrow ; sorrow looks up and 
joy looks down. 

o 

Some men have wheels in their heads, all they need is 
to start them running in the right direction, and in the right 
vocation. 

o 

Do not put a girl, having natural musical talent, in the 
grocery store. 

o 

As blind as a bat. 



Poverty shows whom our friends are. 

- o - 

Poverty is no sin but is very inconvenient. 

o 

It is no sin to be poor. 

o 



We have the poor always with us. 

o 

Never cry, "hello/' until you are out of the woods. 

o 

Beware of the man of one book. 

■ o 

The poor man seeks for food ; the rich man for appe- 
tite. 

o 

The man that blushes the most has the least brute in 
him. 



68 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The more a Christian surrenders to God, the more 
power he gets from God. 

o 

The laws of gravity gives draught to the chimney, 
which is one of the blessings of earth, where women are 
sensitive. 

o 

Maxims do more in convincing, than long arguments ; 
sheet lightning don't set a house on fire, forked lightning 
will set fire to anything that burns. 

o 

A roller that runs fast, don't break the clods as well as 
one that runs slower ; the same in a tongue, when it runs 
fast it don't carry much weight. 

o 

Knowledge is power, if placed in the right direction, 
but when placed in the wrong direction, it brings destruction 
mentally, physically and spiritually. 

o 

Be sure you are right, then go ahead. (David Crocket.) 

o 

To be dissatisfied, means only a selfish and complaining 
spirit. 

o ■ 

Curiosity is the most fatal element in the line of tempta- 
tion, especially to the young ladies. 

o 

Ability develops responsibility; ability is abused when 
not used. 



So many people are Christians, but not Jesus Christians. 
(Chinaman). 

o 

Nature will not always smile on you, but she will turn 
her heels and let fly, to teach you that you cannot sail on 
flowery beds of ease. 

o 

All in a nut shell ; how is it when filled with vermin and 
decay? Even so in man when filled with vermin and decay, 
and the shell being all right. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 69 

Light shines to illuminate darkness ; a good man shines 
to illuminate. 

o 

Sheet lightning will never split a tree; scattered 
thoughts will never convince a man. 

o 

The cow that bawls loudest, don't always produce the 
richest milk, and the loudest blowhorn, don't always produce 
the richest thoughts. 

o 

A man prowling outside of a house, when invited in, 
will change his nind; a man prowling outside a church, 
when invited in, will change his mind. 

o 

The rolling ages of nature, sends nuggets to epitaph 
the dying, and dead ages of the misty oblivion. 

o 

The expression of a bad man's face, makes him repul- 
sive to every creature living. 

o 

The air only takes up fresh water for rain and dew, 
and leaves the saline properties for purification, and for the 
remaining elements in the water. 



Four parts of nitrogem, one part oxygen, forms the at- 
nosphere. 

o 

Better lose the anchor, than the ship. 

o 

.Beggars and borrowers, must not be choosers. 

Better half a loaf, than no bread. 

You must take the fat, with the lean. 

o ■ 

To make a mountain out of a mole hill. 

o 

Example is better than precept. 

o 

Mistakes happen in the best regulated families. 



70 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Night never overtakes those who travel in the spiri- 
tual light. 

• o 

As poor as a church mouse. 

■ o 

As poor as Job. 



Kill two birds with one stone. 
o 



Prudence, is the parent of success. 

■ o 

Always be on the safe side. 

o 



If possible, have two strings to your bow. 

o 

Beware of little expenses ; small leaks may sink a great 
ship. 



Saving, is a greater art, than gaining. 

o 

A fine cage will not feed the bird. 

o 

A good man, will as soon run into a fire, as into a quar- 
rel. 



The mob has many heads, but lacks brains. 

o 

"No," and "yes," develop many mighty wars. 

°~. 

He who is well satisfied is well paid. 

o 

Revenge is sweet. 



Wealth conquered Rome, after Rome had conquered 
the world. 



Fortune knocks once at every man's door. 

o 

The north of Ireland develops the most manly organ- 
ized people, on the face of the earth. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 71 

The best rule of moral conduct, next to God, is respect 
to time. 

o 

Bad money always comes back. 

o 

What the eyes are to the body ; earth is to the soul. 

o 

The torrid, and frigid zones, have the poorest organ- 
ized people, on the face of the earth. 

o 

A good knowledge of the bible, is the best all-around 
education on earth. 

o 

The guide to right, is the unperverted reason, and con- 
science. 

o 

Habit is ten times nature. (Wellington). 

-• — o 

In all the action of life, do not expect anything, then 
you are not disappointed. (Artemus Ward). 

o 

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whoso- 
ever is deceived thereby, is not wise. (Bible). 

o 

Good temper is an essential quality, in all great manli- 
ness. 

o 

We must press on to perfection, we can't drift there. 



We should cultivate a good temper, should it be for 
nothing else, then the foundation of a pleasant neighbor, 
and good citizen. 

o 

To everything there is reason, and a time to every pur- 
pose. (Bible). 

o 

Love's softest words, carry the fact, in the most power- 
ful argument. 

■ o 

Do nothing today, that you will repent of tomorrow. 



72 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The man who talks very loud lacks refinement, and 
may lose his job. 

o 

Every day, a certain amount of uphill work, is necessary 
for happiness. 

o ■ 

Building property for a beautiful home, develops more 
actual happiness, than the occupancy of the same. 

o ■ 

Teaching and training children, is the noblest profes- 
sion, on the face of the earth. 

o 

Memory is the distributary of the mind, so it is impos- 
sible for a great mind to have a good memory. 

o ■ 

A young man, linking with great men, is more success- 
ful, than facing the cold facts of life alone. 

o 

To follow after success is dangerous ; it is sure to lead 
to ruin. 

o 

Anything that makes a human being happy, is not tri- 
fling. 

o 

My country, 'tis of thee ; sweet land of liberty. 

o 

From ten to fifteen years of age, is the turning point in 
boys and girls. At this period, they are going to show 
their colors for future life. 



He is a dude. 

She is a regular flirt. 



^ . Come unto me, all ye ends of the earth, and I will give 
you rest. 

o 

A scolding wife, and a smoky chimney, are two bad 
companions. 



BOOK OP PROVERBS. 73 

Gains, gotten by a lie, will burn your fingers. 

o 

The great, bow to children, as much as to lords. 

o 

The setting hen gathers no feathers, but she makes it 
up in the brood of nice little chicks. 

O 

The stone that rolls out of the quarry, is not a moss 
back, but ever ready to support the mighty structure of 
usefulness. 

o 

If you work and make one penny you are one penny 
richer. 



Strike the iron when it is hot ; young man, strike when 
vour blood is hot. 



Be ashamed to die, until you have gained some victory, 
for humanity. 

o 

Manners, are ornaments of action. (Smiles). 

o 

Failure is impossible, if the right man is placed in 
the right place. 

o 

A man that is good, is the best thing in the world. 
(Anonymous). 

o— — 

Perfection is the fact, that puts men in the highest 
places. 

o 

Skilled in any art gives you prestige, that nothing else 
will give. 

o 

To help others, is bread cast upon the waters. 

■ o 

He that listeneth to lying vanities, forsaketh his own 
mercy. 

o 

Be swift to hear and slow to speak. 



74 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

We should not neglect the people in the drawing room. 

o 

Slang is vulgar in all conversation. 

o 

Never interrupt the speech of another. 

o 

Always adopt a pleasant mode of address. 

o 

Adapt your conversation to your company. 

o ■ 

Proverbs are sharp pointed sayings. Much thought 
contained in a small amount of reading. 

o 

When you see the flagman holding out the red flag, 
rest assured a train is coming. The same in the old Bible, 
it is the red flag of the New Testament. 

o 

Religion from the first family, through all time, caus- 
ed the most discord in families and nations. Whiskey 
comes the next in the list. 

o 

The church, that is forever figuring how to raise money, 
will not cut much of a figure in raising the world. 

o 

When God gave death as a blessing, he will not be any 
less ungracious in any other gift. 

o 

No man can end with being superior, who will not be- 
gin by being inferior. 

o 

Great occasions make great men. (Matthew). 

o 

Be noble and the nobleness that lies sleeping, will rise 
in majesty to meet your own. (Lowell). 

o 

You will not commit a sin unless some point is uncover- 
ed. Just at the wrong time the sheep will bleat, and the 
oxen bellow. 

o 

When joy comes, grief goes; we don't know how. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 75 

Poverty, transformed into prosperity, makes the 
mighty men of the earth. 

o 

Predicted impossibilities, hitched to genius, make the 
world move. 

o ■ 

Propped bridges often develope new ideas, that revolu- 
tionize bridge building. 

o 

A yankee, in the state of Maine, watching a hornet 
building her nest from the wood material, aroused his 
genius to make paper out of wood, which transformed 
the manufacturing of paper over the whole world. 

o 

Necessity is the mother of invention. (Old Maxim). 

o 

Diligence is the swivel that can be turned two ways, 
it can be turned for good or it can be turned for bad. 

o ■ 

The bee tnat has the most sweet for the winter, was 
the busiest bee. 



Laziness is a sin, it is the backbone of a law civiliza- 
tion ; it breeds all manner of vice and degradation. 
o 

The Bible has not one good word, for the man that 
does not work. 



It is a sad house where the hen crows the loudest. 

o 

Better an old man's darling, than a young man's slave. 

o 

An old batchelor, is only the half of a pair of scissors. 

o 

Every new invention is a grand temperance lecture. 

o 

The hostess should have ready wit, and a merry laugh. 

o 

Invitation to a dinner should be immediately rejected or 
accepted. 



76 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the King- 
dom of Heaven. 

o 

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain. 

o 

Better late than never. 

o 



Defer not until tomorrow, what can be done today. 

o 

Necessity is a good teacher. 

o 



The cat in boots catches no mice. 

o 

Don't make your nose blush for the sins of your 
mouth. 



Strike while the iron is hot. 
o — 



Small brooks make the greatest noise. 

o 

Silence gives consent. 

o 



Be silent and pass for a philosopher. 

o ■ 

The last drop makes the cup run over. 

— o 

Never grieve over spilt milk. 

o 



When a thing is done, make the best of it. 

o 

Envy never enriches any man. 

o 

Human blood is all one color. 

o 



Evil to him, who evil thinks. 

Every age confutes old errors, and begets new ones. 

o 

Though you seem to get the best of whiskey, it is sure 
to get the best of you. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 77 

The evil that men do live after them. 

o 

Evil communications corrupt good manners. 

o 

Better alone, than in bad company. 

o 

Weeds need no sowing. 

o 



Intrust your fortunes to the power above. (Dryden). 

o 

The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. (Bible). 

A school boy's tale, the wonder of an hour. (Byron). 

o 

Dusk, smoke and fog, will bedim glass, and prevent the 
sun from shining through it ; worry and complaint may be- 
dim your soul, and prevent the sun of righteousness from 
shining through it. 

o 

Many people have virtues like a poor sample of calico ; 
they will fade when they are washed. 

o 

Work is the best thing in the world, to produce the 
peace of mind. (Mrs. Emma Stephens). 

o 

Nervous and sickly people, have a better average of 
long life, than very strong, stout people; they watch better. 

o • 

Prevention is better than cure. 

o 

Throw physic to the dogs. 

o 



Talk of the devil, and his imp appears. 

o . 

He looks like a drowned mouse. 

o 

Neither handsome enough to kill, nor ugly enough to 
frighten. 

o 

When wine is in, wit is out. 



78 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Never place waste matter on the table. 

o 

If you are asked, if you have no choice, answer prompt- 

iy. 

O 

Do not cut your bread, break it. 

o 

Do not pick your teeth, or put your finger in your 
mouth, at the table. 

o 

Allow others the privilege of talking on their merits. 

o 

Avoid a fault finding, and scolding manner. 

o 

When a thing don't suit, say so quietly. 

o 

A good housekeeper will, also, attend to her daily ac- 
counts. 

o 

We should interest ourselves in the amusement of our 
servants. 

o 

The public schools are the greatest civilizers on earth. 

o 

Never betray a confidence. 

o- 



Do not borrow and neglect to pay,' 

o 

A lady should avoid all hurry and bustle, in traveling. 

o— — 

Cleanliness, is the outward sign of- inward purity. 

— — o 

It is a duty to always look pleased. 

— — o 

No lady, or gentleman, will bite their finger nails. 

o 

Do not refuse to take the last piece of bread or cake 
from the plate. 

— — o 

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 79 

Precious ointments are put in small boxes. 

o ■ 

To leave one in the lurch, is ungentlemanly. 

o 

Good taste rejects squeamish nicety; it treats little 
things, as little things, and is not hurt. 

o 

The tyrant excuses his devilishness by his own acts. 

o 

Our federal union must be preserved. (Jackson). 

o 

To be prepared for war, is the most effectual means of 
preserving peace. (Washington). 

o 

You can't knit and be angry. 

o 



An invention will do more than dreamy vears. (Beech- 
er). 

o 

Give me liberty or give me death. (Pf'vick Henry). 

o 

You may be rich and pure, but it will cost you a big 
struggle. (Beecher.) 

o 

The common law itself, is nothing but reason. 

o 

While you li r e, tell the truth and shame the devil. 
(Shakespeare). 

o 

A great, long beard don't make a philosopher. 

o 

Never ask questions until your time comes. 

o 

A little bait catches large fish. 

o 



Curiositv aroused a bad disposition, and the cat was 
killed. 

o 

What a blessing it would be, if we could throw all our 
cares to the wind. 



80 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Dig not for metals where there are none ;don't plug after 
talents that you have not. 

o 

A clearness and push, in a vocation, assures success. 

o 

Mistakes in spelling, are like stumbling horses, up and 
down. 

o 

Keeps your tracks covered, pass as you go. (Maxim). 

o 

Looking many times at a thing, will teach you facts 
that you never thought of. 

o 

To write a nice hand, is an *■ that stands as a climax 
above all others. 

If we learn to value .. nutes, we learn to appreciate 
eternity. 

o 

Correct stone throwing, made David king of Isreal; 
cultivate stone throwing. 

o 

Conscience is reason's golden chain, that developes more 
to make a man, a man, than all the schools and churches 
are doing. 

o 

If a man talks to you, answer him promptly, do the 
same in your letters. 

o 

Roundabout answers, are like anonymous letters, das- 
tardly, cowardly, and mean. 

o 

Soft answers don't cost any more than gruff ones, and 
are so much better. 

o 

Respectability to children, is a grand trait in favor of 
nobility of character. 

o 

Pleasure is the oil of life; business is the lever that 
makes the world move. 




GEORGE WASHINGTON 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 81 

Politeness is benevolent in small things ; even a dog 
gets bread by wagging his tail. 

o 

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half 
shut after. 

o 

Be not weary in well doing. 
o 



If you save a rogue from the gallows, he will rob you 
the same night. 

o 

Cast bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after 
many days. 

o 

Charity covereth a multitude of sins. 

o 

He who giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord. 
(Bible). 

o 

None become poor by giving alms. 

- o 

Liberal hands make many friends. 

o 

Never look a gift horse in the mouth. 

o 

Too much of a good thing is worse than none at all. 

o 

If God is for us, who shall be against us. 

o 

Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad. 

o 



He certainly is a good man whom fortune makes bet- 



ter. 



A hint for a gentleman ; a club for a fool. 

o 

He that marries for wealth, sells his liberty. 

o ■ 

Never attempt to change the color of your hair by 
means of dyes. 



82 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

In deep solitude of the wilderness, is the place to re- 
ceive spiritual progress, God is nearer, it is vitalized. 

o 

Spread wide thy skirts, when heaven is raining gold. 
(Proverb). 

o 

Penitence in the wilderness, fits people to appreciate 
God in nature. 

o 

A reasonable use of intoxicating drink may appear all 
right ; like a rattlesnake after its fangs are in the flesh, it is 
all wrong. 

o 

A wise student's greatest aid, is to grow into moral 
and spiritual beauty. 

o 

Every insect has its enemy; every human being has its 
enemy. 

o «■ 

Be ready for death at all times, then you can't be taken 
by surprise. 

o 

If a man's spiritual nature is blinded by anything, he 
is in a worse condition than a brute. 

o ■ 

The more electricity in anything, the more God power it 
has. 

— — o 

In the great throngs of the city, behold the immense 
peculiarities in the physiognomies, and read the great laws 
of humanity. 

o 

Parties having the most animal nature, are possessed 
with the most magnetism. 

o 

Much education is buried in graveyards, but no good 
health is buried there. 

— — o - 

Conscience speaks all the time; when you contem- 
plate bad actions, it is sure to speak loudest. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 83 

Animals kill and eat each other, the lower human 
beings do the same; the Christian religion does more to 
close the mouths of maneaters, than any other medium. 

o 

Tall heads, are better adapted for literary pursuits. 
Broad and flat heads are better adapted to the cultivation 
of vegetables. 

o ■ 

Better not permit the cup of happiness to get too full, 
and have it spilt, and thus lose all the happiness you might 
have. 

o 

The Creator makes rain, giving vitality to all living 
cratures; therefore, we owe our direct support to the 
Creator. 

o 

Magnetism embodies all laws, governing man's in- 
fluence over man. 

o 

A sharp memory drives deep thoughts from reason, 
the same as the sun drives fog away. 

o 

Wild beasts slumber within us, intoxicants bring animal 
nature to the surface. 

o 

A good root is necessary to develop healthy fruit, a 
good body is necessary to develop a healthy mind. 

o 

There is too much surface reading, to develope many 
great minds. 

o 

We can't turn our backs on our sins, they have a great 
faculty to appear before us. 

o 

The industrious man, don't run after good luck. 

o 

The maxims of a people, run in harmony with their 
enlightenment. 

o 

Oak trees have a character, good or bad, same as man. 



84 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Lop off branches, to give a good chance to the tree to 
develop, the same in learning, lop off the needless branches, 
and give the child a chance to develop. 

o ■ 

Enthusiasm, is the mother of greatness. 

o 

Reason, is the life of law ; it is the great balance wheel. 

o 

Rulers must obey the law. 
-o- 



To multiply law, is an index to weakness. 

o 

Great severity of law, prevents its execution. 

o ■ 

Good law, makes it easier to do right. 

o 

Genuine law, is a large bundle of common sense. 

o 

Law is the standard of liberty, and its true guardian. 

o 

The climate that takes the least work to support life, 
is the poorest for high cultivation. 

o 

He who fights and runs away may live to fight some 
other day. 

o 

Let all things be done decently, and in order, 

o 

Cloudy days are more gloomy, therefore sickness and 
suicide are much more prolific; hence it is essential to have 
lots of sunlight for a healthy and cheerful home. 

— — o 

Inventions are the power of progress, and are the ema- 
nation of plain people. 

— — o 

Good preparations, are the greatest essentials to future 
success in all things. 

o 

The minister of the gospel, stands on the highest 
watch tower of all human callings. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 85 

One drunk brought disgrace to Noah's family; the 
same philosophy holds good in many other families. 

o 

The upper part of the forehead, full at the corners, is 
a sign of good common sense, mother wit. 

o 

Study your body the same as your every day business, 
and quit physic. 

o 

The whistle of the railroad engine, is her language, 
the same as man has his language. 

o 

The largest proportion of young folks die between the 
ages of 1 8 and 22, from consumption, transmitted by kiss- 
ing. 

o 

The average age of the prize fighter is not great. 

o 

Wood transformed into coal, is fossilized wood ; a 
bad man transformed into a good man, is a spiritualized 
man. 

o 

Xot to oversee workmen, is to leave them your purse. 

o 

John the Baptist was the forerunner of Christ. Every- 
thing has a forerunner. 



The voice of nature, is the voice of God. 

o 

Pride, wild ambition and selfishness, make dangerous 
companions. 

o 

The darkest night gives the brightest flash light for 
a picture, even so in man, the darkest night of trouble, 
gives the brightest spiritual flash. 

o — -- 

All trees, vegetables and insects, if in their right place, 
minister to man. 

o 

Kindness is the valuable part, in a good business life. 



86 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Hogs, Indians, bears and drunkards, like beer and 
whiskey. 

o 

The best protection against disease germs, is to have 
a healthy body. 

The best way to fight sin, is to have a healthy soul. 

o ■ 

To develop happiness to its fullest limit, is to do the 
most good and not know it. 

o 

You meet persons who never have a kind thought, or 
word, for others, because they are so much wrapped up in 
their own selfishness. 

o 

A happy home has all the sweet blendings of humanity 
in it. 

o— — 

No family was ever very happy, where one of the 
members acted as he pleased. 

o— 

Because of the different natures in minds, we often 
have to surrender our rights, to keep harmony in the home. 

o 

Bodily defects are never noticed, by persons who have 
the right kind of breeding. 

o ■ 

No individual was ever defeated, who had the right 
determination to get to heaven. 

o 

In teaching children the town lines, in the early history 
of England, they were taken to the town limit, and there 
given a good thrashing. 

o 

To whip a child for mischief, makes such a vivid im- 
pression, that as long as they live it will be remembered, 
and a mild reproof would have answered. 

o 

One cannot always be a hero, but he can always be 
a man. (Goethe). 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 87 

As rum goes in, religion goes out. (Sam Jones). 

o 

Actions from principles for doing good, are as lasting, 
as the ages of eternity. 

o ■ 

Continuity is the greatest link of popularity, goodness 
and usefulness. 

■ o 

If a child says bad words, don't let the child know that 
you hear it; if you correct it sharply, it will make an impres- 
sion that will be life long. 

. o 

There is more danger in people being so very good, 
that they are good for nothing than being good and bad 
alternately. 

o 

No one should be permitted to teach school, unless he 
has a sweet temper. 

o 

Avoid angry people, the same as a polecat. 

■ o 

Home is made happy, by loving and sweet dispositions. 

o 

The blood does not circulate harmoniously, in persons 
that have uneven tempers. 

o 

If you want to live long, keep a sweet and joyful tem- 
per at all times. 

■ o 

Heaven is love and sweetness, all the time; fiery and 
angry temperaments are not permitted there. 

o 

Electrify a lecture or a sermon, and it is a power. 

o 

If there was no magnetism in the solar system, it would 
stop. 

o 

The great danger in greed for wealth, is that it will 
crush out the spiritual sentiments, and leave a barren castle 
for all manner of wild beasts. 



88 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Most things are easier to learn, than to unlearn. 

o 

The stream of trouble is the stepping stone that pre- 
pares us for a higher life, and a greater reward. 

o 

Great men are great, not made so by riches or educa- 
tion, hence we look to them as we look at great animals, 
or great trees. 

o 

The hornet has two ends, one is a business end, which 
must not be fooled with. 

o 

When you forget self, then you are in good shape to 
assist your neighbor. 

o ■ 

In business, character counts, especially in the payment 
of debts. 

o 

Eight hours of sleep for a man, nine hours for a 
woman and ten hours for a child. 

o ■ 

The man, who in a very good cause is a kicker, is an 
ugly drone under the wheels of progress. 

o 

Take care of the pence, the pounds will take care of 
themselves. 

o • 

Leave of! the jest when it is the merriest. 

o 

One link broken, the whole chain is broken. 

o 

A small spark can make a great fire. 

o 

A short horse is soon curried. 

o 

It is a poor rule that will not work both ways. 

o 

To be killed with kindness, is the easiest death. 

o 

A merciful man is merciful to his beast. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 89 

Too much rest is the most painful, of anything on 
earth. 

o ■ 

Great perseverance brings great success. 

o 

When you buy another farm, you add another respon- 
sibility to your over-taxed mind. 

o 

Two ears to one tongue, therefore hear twice as much 
as you say. 

o 

Saving is a greater art than gaining. 

• o 

Unto the pure, all things are pure. 

o 

Cleanliness is next to godliness. 

o 

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a con- 
tentious woman. 

o 

A house divided against itself, cannot stand. 

o 

When two dogs strive for a bone, a third runs away 
with it. 



I have a crow to pick with you.--^___ 

o 

Deep rivers run slowly, and in silence; shallow brooks 
are noisy. 

o 

The worst wheel of a cart creaks most, empty vessels 
make the most noise. 

o 

Every hill has its valley. 
-o- 



He robbed Peter to pay Paul. 

o ■ 

The blood of the martyrs, is the seed of the church. 

o 

A Christian is the highest style of a gentleman. 



90 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The best artifical nose paint, is lightning whiskey. 

o 

A brilliant and sharp mind, is not reliable and not 
deep; not good for council. 

o 

Wisdom's ways, are ways of pleasantness, and all her 
paths are peace. (Maxim). 

o 

To work on the dark side for a season : When the 
bright side appears, you are schooled to appreciate it. 

o 

Nothing so contagious, as example. 

o 

You can walk further on a rolling road, than on a level 
road; a life of ups and downs is better than a smooth one, 
for long life and happiness. 

o 

If a man keeps his head for a hat rack, he is not fit to 
fight hornets. 

o 

The success of a church, depends on the spirituality, 
more than on the members ; the members are the chaff, spiri- 
tuality is the vitality. 

o 

Don't strike nature straight in the face, it will rebound ; 
strike it oblique; the same law holds good in all the affairs 
of our existence. 

o 

Shooting over the tops of trees, will not kill squirrels ; 
preaching over the heads of the congregation, will not kill 
sinners. 

o 

Better for the United States if one-fourth less books 
were in existence ; many of them are full af deadly microbes 
and dyspepsia. 

o 

Nine tenths of the fatalities of disease,, is from the fear 
that the symptoms mean death. 

o 

The only way to keep a secret, is to say nothing. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 91 

At the time night is darkest, the dawn is nearest. 

o — — 

To divide grief, makes it lighter. 

o 

Sad grief, makes one hour ten. 

o 

Pent up grief, breaks the heart. 

o 

When misery is highest, help is nighest. 

o 

Who hastens too much, is often left behind. 

o 

How does it come, that you have no goat, yet you Sell 
kids. 

o 

The guilty mind, is always haunted by Suspicions. 

*— — o 

Distrust is very poisonous to friendship. 

— -o 

Bedaub not fair designs, with foul varnish. 

o — =— 

Intrust thy fortunes to the power above. (Dryden). 

o — — 

A man remembers a thing Seen, much better than those 
things he reads about. 

o - 

Hatred stirreth up strife, but love Covereth all sins. 
(^Old Testament). 

o 

Preserve me, O, God, for in thee, do I put my trust. 
(King David). 

o 

Genius, time, and mind, we cannot see, but it is the 
great fact that transforms the wilderness into beautiful 
homes. 



By dilligence and perSeverence, the mouse gnawed the 
cable in two. (Franklin). 

o 

Rocks are metamorphosed clay. 



92 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

A woman without religion, is like a flower without 
perfume. 

o 

The devil can cite scripture to suit his purpose. 

o 

A good example, is the best sermon. 

o 

Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 

o 

Revenge is a very expensive luxury. 

o ■ 

To forget a wrong is the best revenge. 

o 

He is not rich who is not satisfied. 

o 

Petty thieves are hanged ; people take off their hats 
to great ones. 

o 

The devil gathers most souls in a golden net. 

o 

Fortune makes friends; misfortune tries them. 

o 

A man without money, is like a ship without sails. 

• o 

Show me a liar, and I will show you a thief. 

o 

Cold is north, and is positive; heat is south, and is 
negative. 

o 

A contented mind, is a continual feast. 

o ■ 

Health is better than wealth. 

o 



More die of over eating of rich food, than of famine. 

o 

A good life keeps off wrinkles. 

o 

A man cannot serve two masters. 

o 

I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue. (Cato). 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 93 

Speak well of your friends. About your enemies say 
nothing. 

o 

A new broom sweeps well. 
o 



Never keep a dog, and do your own barking. 

o ■ 

A man should never be ashamed to own that he has 
been in the wrong, which is but saying in other words, that 
he is wiser today, than he was yesterday. 

o 

Better little with honor, than much with dishonor. 

o 

Better an upright, than a false Christain. 

o — — 

The man who minds his own business will always have 
business to mind, and what is more, it will be his very own. 

o ■ 

To build castles in the air. 

o 



Excessive fatigue has done more to cause all manner 
of sickness, than any other known medium. 

o 

All the clouds are not full of rain. 

In fair weather prepare for foul weather. 

■ o 

It seems that whiskey and dogs, for 5000 years, have 
been synonyms as a public curse. 

Holding ones nose to the grindstone. 

o 

Hieroglyphics demonstrate, that the grey-hound flour- 
ished 3000 years B. C. 

o 

Hornets never occupy the same nest the second time, 
no one but fools are bitten by the same dog more .than once. 

o 

Free use of salt is the preventative of diseases, it is 
one of the best germ killers. 



94 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

A concealed spark is more to be feared, than an open 
fire. 



Never trust to another, what you should do yourself. 

o 

Self confidence is the first essential to human greatness. 

o 

He who is master of himself, will soon be master of 
others. 

He that returns good for evil, obtains the victory. 

He who OannOt Command himself, should not attempt to 
command others. 

No conquest, is greater than self conquest. 

o — — 

The man who does a kindness for others, to accomplish 
his selfish ends, is a villian of the blackest type. 

o 

As sweet as honey. 



Seeing is believing. 



A bird may be caught by a snare, that will not be shot. 

o — — 

We often soften our troubles by telling them to our 
good friends. 

o 

The fewer our years, the fewer our tears. 

o 

Rather Sympathize in other's sorrow, than to rejoice 
in them. 



When sorrow is asleep, don't wake it up. 

o 

Equality in distress, makes sorrow less. 



The man who troubles others, has lots of trouble him- 
self. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 95 

To do the right thing, in the right way, is where the 
success comes in. 

o 

The inventor is the salt of the earth. 

-o 

A live donkey is better than a dead lion. 

o 

The more the lower creatures are degenerated, the 
more the law of instinct takes possession of their whole 
organization : Leeches are a sample. 

o 

Digging a well ; every time we strike the pick, we find 
new material in an active life ; every step we take we behold 
new material. 

o 

Among the relics of the black ages, the blackest of the 
black, is war. 

o 

The amount of money spent usually for war imple- 
ments, placed to civilization, in ten years would civilize the 
whole world. 

o 

Dog will not eat dog, neither do you like your own 
cooking;. 



Girls, at the age of sixteen, are subject to violent out- 
bursts of bawling, on account of disappointment in love. 

c» 

Night is as necessary as day ; sorrow is the night of 
life, to prepare us to appreciate day. 

o 

When you have the blue-devils after you, get out and 
w r alk ; work until the sweat comes, they will flee like a mul- 
titude of rats, and fly like hornets. 



The best way to know a man is to know the company 
he keeps out of. 

o 

Too many words, and too many gods, are detrimental 
to civilization. 



96 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Neatness in moderation is a virtue, but when it is car- 
ried to excess, it shows littleness of mind. (Fenton). 

o — — 

He that is unkind to his own household, is unkind to 
others. 

o 

It is easy to be generous, when you use other people's 
money. 

-o 

Give every man his due. 

-o- 



One never loses anything by true politeness. 

. o 

In courtesy, rather pay a penny too much than too 
little. 



That which is not understood, is always marvelous. 

o 

Great wonders will never cease. 

o 

One tale is good, until another is told that is better. 

-' — o 

Misfortune is a great teacher. 

o 



When a man is down, everybody runs over him. 

o 

When a man is high up in the world, everybody looks 
up to him. 

o 

Sweet are the uses of adversity. 

— — o • 

Modesty has more charms than beauty. 

o 

Take one a peg lower. 

-o- 



An idle brain is the devil's workshop. 

o 

Go into the country, to hear the news of the town. 

o 

Rest is the sweetest thing after a good day's work. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 97 

If you would judge the patriotism of the country by the 
Hags floating, you would declare that it was the bar rooms 
that won all the great battles. In one sense this is true, 
but they were the battles for the devil. 

o 

Poison kills poison ; if you have heart ache, take an- 
01 her dose of heart ache into your compamv, and the 1 wo 
heart achers will kill the heart ache, the same as the Kil- 
kenny cats kill the evil spirits between them. 

o ■ 

The female is not so large as the male, the texture be- 
ing so much finer, places her mentality equal with her big, 
coarse brother. 

o ■ 

Nations that do not laugh commit suicide, nations that 
laugh do not commit suicide, hence, the Irishman does not 
commit suicide, he laughs too much. 

o 

Headache is the same as the steam-guage on an engine, 
both tell when to quit piling on more fuel when the power 
is right. 

o ■ 

Educated musicians are, about nine out of ten, failures 
in producing sweet music ; one reason, too much mechani- 
cal, the other, too much swelled headism. 

o 

You can't learn to play chess by schooling, you need 
practical experience. Practical experience does more to 
make a man than schooling. 

o 



Make your life plainer, your happiness will be much 
greater. 



If any man thinketh himself religious, and does not 
bridle his tongue, his religion is nothing but vanity. 

o 

The quiet person never wears out : he stands like the 
quiet hills. 

o 

To be right and victorious, is a sign of greatness. 



98 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Strength of mind is exercise, not rest. 

o 

A pearl is often hidden, in an ugly shell. (China). 

o 

Talk at me and I resist; talk to me, and I may be 
convinced. ( German ) . 

o 

A liar should have a good memory. (English). 

o 

Nobody's sweetheart is ugly. (Dutch). 

o 

A crow is no whiter after being washed. (Scotch). 

o 

Delays breed danger, and are the cause of more wrecks 
than any other medium. 

o 

Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, 
do you even so unto them. 

o 

Our first failure, was the rebuff that aroused our en- 
ergy to future success. 

■ o 

Nothing permanent comes suddenly; the mushroom 
grows in a night; the same in men. 

o 

Courage and cheerfulness, throw off more disease, than 
all the medicine. 



The best cure for dyspepsia, is boiled wheat. 

o 

He who stumbles over the same stone, deserves to 
break his shins. 

o— — 

Be not hasty to outbid another. 

o 

A bad lock, invites a picklock. 
-o- 



Evening red, and morning gray ; a genial day. 

o 

We can achieve more by gentle means, than by violence. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 99 

We can talk about the progress in life, but we can't 
tell the origin. 

o 

Place an Indian child in a white family, and it will as- 
sume a whiteness almost corresponding with the white race. 

■ o 

25,000 species of the animal kingdom have fixed organi- 
zations, in true harmony with the fullest degree of happiness, 
to each one. 

o 

By watching for a certain evening star, you will see 
it sooner than by watching for all the stars at the same 
time; even so in looking for Christ; looking for all things 
that is Christly, you can't see Christ as though you had 
looked for Christ individually. 

o 

Obedience, is the mother of happiness. 

o ■ 

He that complies against his will, is of his own opinion 
still. 

o 

The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to 
the strong. 

o 

Possession is nine points in law. 

o 

The countenance is the index to the mind. 

o 

A voice gentle and low, is an excellent quality in 
woman. 

o ■ 

A loud voice, bespeaks a vulgar man. 

o 

Not he who has little, but he who wishes for more, is 
poor. 

o 

What ripens fast, does not last. 

o 

When deep, down in your heart, you know that you 
can't perform a thing, don't promise. 

LofC. 



100 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

A small house well filled, is better than an empty cas- 
tle. 



A bird may soar ever so high, but it has to come to the 
ground to seek food. 

o 

Many littles make a muckle. 

o 



Drop by drop the lake is drained. 

o 

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. 

o 

Little strokes fall great oaks. 

o ■ 



A little pot is soon hot. 

o- 



Constant dropping wears the rock. 

— o 

He who takes the child by the hand, takes the mother 
by the heart. 

o 

Good temper oils the wheels of life. 

o 

All great men are in some degree inspired. 

o 

Spending his father's money made him feel big, 
though he ended his days in the poor house. His father's 
silver spoon did it. 

o 

A pig on the ice, is independent until he falls ; a big 
headed boy is independent until he falls. 

o 

Judas betrayed the Savior with a kiss ; that innocent 
girl was betrayed by a kiss. 

o ■ 

It is not saying that a high life will land you on the 
road to heaven. 

o 

All dogs should be mesmerised, and buried by the 
honors of war. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 101 

Baalam's animal talked with the mouth, now the same 
species talk with the heels ; ere long animal language will 
become extinct. 

o 

If you want to kill children on the installment plan, 
keep on sending them to school until they are all head and 
no stomach. 

o 

By love we came into the world, and by love we must 
go out of the world, if we expect to get to heaven. 

o ■ 

Anger is the essence of all bad, love is the essence of 
ail good. 

o 

To encourage children to die prematurely, have them 
to sleep with old people. 

o ■ 

In a sweet and loving courtship, it so often occurs that 
there is a flv in the honev. 



Three-fourths of the earth's surface is not cultivated. 
Three- fourths of a human being is not cultivated. 
o 

A three-cornered harrow is like a very sweet and lov- 
ing courtship, one corner to many. For all around happi- 
ness ; it takes too much watching. 
o 

To pour oil on the water, in a sea storm, is a blessing. 
To put sweet oil in a grumbler's mouth is the gre.te^t 
blessing:. 



The glad, sweet and happy boy commands one-half 
more wages than the grump, sour-natured, and unhappy 
boy. 

o ■ 

A richly equipped mind is the same as the reserve co.ps 
is to the general, to be brought to the front, double quick, 

o 

If our patience were equal with our impatience, how 
much easier our life would be. 



102 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

No thoroughly occupied mind, was ever miserable. 

o 

He knows which side of his bread is buttered. 

o 

Beauty is the mark, God set on virtue. 

• o 

The most manifest sign of wisdom, is continued cheer- 
fulness. ( Montaog) . 

o 

To beard the lion in his den. (Scott). 

o 

Good children, are like the ripest fruit; the good fall 
first. 

Her voice was very low, gentle and soft: An excellent 
trait in women. 

o 

Maxims are golden thoughts, from all sorts of people. 

o — — 

Two great stars, are like two great men, they newer 
travel in the same orbit. 



Monuments, made of wax, will not last. A character 
gained by deception will not last. 

o 

Friends in early life will live, while those in later life 
will pass away. 

o 

Great adventurers, make great heroes. 

o 

There is not any time in life, when books do not in- 
fluence. 

o 

Kindness is the golden chain, by which society is bound 
together. 

o 

The only way to be a friend, is to be a true friend. 

o 

Bless the Lord, oh, my soul, and forget not all his 
benefits. (Psalms 103-2). 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 103 

A rainbow in the morning, gives the shepherds warn- 



ing. 



The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. 

■ o 

All things are easy, that are done willingly. 

o 

A wise man changes his mind, but a fool never. 

o 

A quiet tongue, shows a wise head. 

o 

Good swimmers, are often drowned. 

o 

■ There is no fool like the learned fool. 

o 

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them. ( Scripture). 

o 

Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise. 

o ■ 

Be sure you are acquainted with the business, before 
you invest your capital. 

o ■ 

Learning makes a good man better, and a bad man 
worse. 

o 

The sweetest grapes hang highest. 

o 

History is a register of the follies, crimes and misfor- 
tunes of mankind. 

There is no worse robber, than a bad book. 

o 

A good book is the best friend. 

o 

A drop of honey catches more flies, than a hogshead of 
vinegar. 

o 

He is not the best mechanic, that makes the most chips. 

o 



Old age is honorable. 



104 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Nature harmonized, makes maxims of a high order. 

o 

The water that has passed the flood-gates, will not turn 
the mill stone. 

o ■ 

Mental thought wasted, will never turn the world. 

o 

The hot winds of the African desert, are blighting ; the 
hot breath of the drunkard is blighting. 

o 

Savageness, badness and goodness, are so neatly blen- 
ded, that it is difficult to tell the good from the bad. 

o 

To be many times disappointed in a good cause, is no 
sign of weakness, but a grand preparation to appreciate suc- 
cess when it comes. 

o 

The great soul makes harmony, and music, out of all 
the surroundings. 

o 

You don't need to study Greek and Hebrew, to under- 
stand the ten commandments ; even so in beer and whisky, 
the observance of both is plain. 

■ o 

Friendship is the most pleasant of all things, and noth- 
ing gladdens the heart of man more. 

o 

Very few persons, who don't leave a monument of some 
kind of cursedness, when they die. 

o 

Nothing is more contagious on earth, than immorality. 

o • 

Ye shall drink no wine, neither you nor your sons, for- 
ever. (Jeremiah, 35-6). 

o 

Woe to them that rise up early in the morning, that 
they may follow strong drink. (Scripture). 

Christ was a public benefactor. Judas was. a public 
malefactor. 




WILLIAM M'KINLEY 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 105 

The ambition in a boy should be to gain a good, all 
around knowledge, of the the affairs of a busy life. 

■ o 

Chose the investment that will promise the business 
you are engaged in. 

o 

About nine-tenths, who engage in business, fail some- 
time in life. 



God's powers are the same as man's powers, man pos- 
sesses all the atributes that God represents ; while God's 
powers are limitless, infinite, unchangeable, omnipotent, 
omniscient and omnipresent. 

o 

Doctor Livingston conquered a savage lion, by looking 
him in the face. Look the troubles of life in the face, like 
the savage beast, they will flee. 

Home wellness, and home sickness are very distinct, 
and should be taught in schools. 

o 

If the organs of the brain are not all, equally, kept 
active, insanity will be the result. 

o 

The value of an unselfish life, is priceless. 

o 

Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep. (Old Max- 
im). 

From all reports the wolf is bigger than it really is. 

o 

Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseper- 
able. 



Work is the only medium that develops civilization : 
where bread trees flourish, the natives lie on their back, 
and let the fruit drop into their mouths, hence they grow 
to accommodate the surroundings. 
o 

Ignorance, is the mother of devotion. 



106 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Nature is but an effect, from a cause whose name is 
God. 

Faith builds a bridge, from this world to the next. 
(Young). 

o 

Cooking of a good dumpling, is of greater considera- 
tion, than the building of a college. 

o 

Courts and camps, are the only places in which the 
world is learned. 

o 

The man who does his duty in this world, is never 
discontented. 

o 

He that pitieth the poor, lendeth to the Lord. 

O r- 

If I would read as much as you do, I would know as 
little. (Spencer). 

o 

The man who avoids the temptation, avoids the sin. 

o 

Nature makes no mistakes, guessing at nothing. 

o 

Every tide, has an ebb. 

o 



They who make the best use of time, have none to spare. 

o 

Time enough, is little enough. 

o 

Take time by the forelock. 

o 



All things are devoured by time. 

o 

Time lost is never found again. 

o 

The best counsellor is time. 

o 



Sail while the wind blows aright; wind and tide wait 
for no man. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 107 

Wolves may lose their teeth, but not their nature. 

o 

When men run to extremity, then is God's opportunity. 

o 

None can pray well, but those who pay well. 

o 

The cross antedates Christ, hundreds of years : it repre- 
sents the four cardinal points of the compass, north, south, 
east, and west. 

o 

Joan of Arc, who could neither read nor write, in all 
things had spiritual guidance. 

o 

Much reading flattens the mind, and destroys it for 
greatness. 

o 

It is difficult to grow old evenly and gracefully. 

o 

Confucius, who in boyhood was very poor, had a wife 
of great beauty. 

o 

We judge people by the way they talk about God. 

o 

Indolence, is the dry rot of the mind. 

o 

Motion brings matter into form. 

o 

50,000 species of animals, are extinct. (Lyal). 

o 

Health is the basis of all social virtue. 

o 

Health preserved, is morality and religion. 

o 

Cheerfulness is the sunshine of the soul. 

o 

True law is right reason, and common sense. 

■ o 

Lavish thousands of dollars on your baby clothes, and 
after all the child is prettiest when every garment is laid 
aside. 



108 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Never judge unfinished work. 

o 

Great men are those who are not afraid to think great 
thoughts, and do great things. 

o 

Salvation is the joy of the good man; sin is the enjoy- 
ment of the bad man. 



Love means patience, sympathy, sweet temper and 
humility. 

o 

When the right fellowship prevails, the rich and poor 
are equal in all enjoyments. 

o 

Sourkrout must be pressed to make it good; people 
must be oppressed to make them good. 

o — — 

Capacity for hating, is as necessary as for loving; ha- 
ting evil as well as loving good. 

o 

A face that has the expression of putty, lacks grit. 

o 

The time octogenarians are prominent, is at the time of 
their death, and when the will is to be read. 

o 

The world needs cheer more than anything else; we 
should talk cheerfully to everyone. 

o 

Inordinate selfconceit, blinds the strongest mind. 

o 

A few men of the right kind, are better than 1,000 half 
hearted ones. 

o 

Be not like the young woman, who called a dozen of her 
friends to help her keep a secret ; it got out all the same. 

o 

He who drinks much thinks little ; he who thinks much, 
drinks little. 

o 

Nothing is right, unless it corresponds with reason. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 109 

The bee draws honey from 120,000 flowers, daily, to 
fill the honey-comb; oh, what industry! All for the hap- 
piness of man. 

■ o 

The individual that makes the highest bid in self denial, 
is the highest bidder for the kingdon of glory. 

■ o 

If you harbor in your mind, all the mean things done 
to you, you can not expect to live anything else than a 
wretched life. 

o 

A child learning to walk, should it happen to fall, will 
not discourage it to try again. Young men, learn a lesson 
from the child, if you fall try again. 

o 

Every violation of the Sabbath, is a violation of nature's 
laws. God's laws. 

o 

The best cloth may have a moth in it. 

o 

The brightest of all things, the sun, has black spots 
on it. 

. o 

An open confession, is good for the soul. 

— — o — — 
A soft answer turneth away wrath ; but grievous words 
stir up anger. 

o 

Not a day passes, that does not present an opportunity 
of doing good to some one. 

o 

The best sermons, are those that induce the largest 
number to think for themselves. 

o 

The secret of refinement, is unselfishness in spiritual 
things. 

o 

As long as Israel served the Lord, they were prosper- 
ous, but as soon as they forgot his commandments, the 
hand of God was against them. 



110 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Hard workers are, generally, honest. 

o 

Remember now thy Creator, in the days of thy youth; 
while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when 
thou shall say, "I have no pleasure in them." (Old Testa- 
ment) . 

o 

Sickness makes more christians, than all preaching. 

o 

Life is not altogether a jar of honey. (Fargion). 

o * 

The honest man is the noblest work of God. (Pope). 

— -o 

Better late than never. (Trusser.) 

o 

A laugh is worth a hundred groans, in a market. 
(Lamb). 

o 

The sleep of the laboring man is sweet, but the abun- 
dance of the rich will not suffer them to sleep. 

o 

Education is a better safeguard of liberty, than a 
* standing army. (Everet). 

o 

The man who has his wishes all satisfied, is the most 
unhappy man on earth. 

o 

A small amount of schooling in the right direction, is 
like forked lightening; it is concentrated and mighty. 

o 

From saving, comes having; but not so quickly as 
comes from grabbing. 

o 

God must have loved the plain people. He made so 
many of them. (Lincoln). 

o 

Art may err, but nature cannot. (Miss Dryden). 

o 

Never open the door to a little sin, for iear a larger one 
will find its way into the family. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. Ill 

A green Christmas, a fat graveyard. 

o 

Winter finds out, what summer lays up. 

■ o 

A swarm of bees in May, is worth a load of hay; but a 
swarm in July is not worth a fly. 

o 

April and May, are the keys to the whole year. 

o 

Green Christmas, a white Easter. 

o 

Boast thyself not for tomorrow, for thou knowest not 
what a day may bring forth. 

o 

Any time, means no time. 

o 



There is a time for all things. (Scripture). 

o 

Sweet is pleasure, after pain. 

o 



Great mental worth, emanates from great mental con- 
centration. 

— — o 

You came as seasonably, as snow in summer. 

Opportunity makes the thief. 
o 



The opportunity is often lost by deliberation. 

o 

Know your opportunity. 

o 



Opportunity is the cream of time. 

o 

Never trust to a new friend, or an old enemy. 

o 

Much reading makes a general mind, but not a great 
mind. 

o 

There is no medium that broadens reason faster, than 
the study of maxims. 



112 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Smooth words, make smooth ways. 

o - 

A dirty tale should never be told, nor heard. 

o 

Thoughts, are forerunners of great events. 

o 

Rapid and accurate work, is always in demand. 

o 

The best wearing quality, is cheerfulness. 

o 

Genius, commands admiration. (Maxim). 

o 

Everybody's business, is nobody's business. (Maxim). 

o 

Punctuate as you write. Pay as you go. 

o 

Strong purposes, bring strong success. 

o 

Cultivate the talents you have. Don't aim at the talents 
you have not. 

o 

No man can lounge into success. 

— — o 

Perseverance removes mountains, and constructs im- 
mense tunnels. 

o 

A successful career in life is half made, if you get the 
right start. 



He who will not work, shall not eat. (Scripture). 

— — o 

No sweat, no sweet. (Old Maxim). 

- — -o 

No pains, no gains. (Maxim). 

o 

Be like an oak. Have a principle, strong and solid. 

_ — o 

Goods are half sold, when well bought. (Old Maxim). 

— o 

Do not, continually, find fault with your neighbors. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 113 

The blending of colors in nature, is one of God's high- 
est expressions of his omnipotence. 

o 

God made the country; man made the town. 

o 

Be thou dilligent to know the state of thy flocks, and 
look well after thy herds. (Bible). 

o 

One thousand years, is a revolution of time; designat- 
ing a day in the Bible. 

o 

The greatest panorama of nature, an endless picture 
gallery; all in their place to develop happiness in man. 

o 

Thick skull, is an index to a low mind, well adapted for 
prize fighting, and bar keeping. 

o 

The enemies to memory are over learning, too much 
food, and two much hard labor. 

o 

A very orderly room, is not the most attractive. 

o 

Nature, in all her meanderings, is pliable to accommo- 
date the environs. 

o 

Richard is himself again. (Gibbon). 

o 

Many complain of their memory, none of their judge- 
ment. 

o 

The Chinese law rewards virtue ; we punish, and thereby 
increase criminality. 

o 

Bashfulness is an ornament in youth, but a reproach in 
old age. 

o 

Individuality of character, is always respected. 

o 

Bad weeds suck the soil's fertility, bad habits suck the 
vitality of good habits. 



114 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

An old adage, "The grave is the great leveler;" but 
the bar, and bar whiskey, does it much quicker. 

o 

Possession pampers the mind ; privation trains and 
strengthens it. 

o 

A sweet temper can be cultivated, the same as anything 
else. 



Dollars and cents will not buy happiness; happiness is 
found in medium wealth. 



The pendulum of a clock, is in the center, vibration 
gives the index to the happy medium. 

o 

The song of the spring birds is the most charming 
music ; moreover, the birds never went to college to learn 
to sing. (Nature). 

o 

If you only see one side of your desk, all your life you 
are an adding machine. 

o 

The odor from your body, is an index to your charac- 
ter; the odor of a flower, is its index. 

o 

For happiness, be not too enthuastic, but always on the 
bright side. 

o 

Cranks are the greatest benefactors, they are sure to 
do something great. 

o 

Heaven and wealth are variety, all adapted to make 
them more charming. 

o 

Over exact is a greater happiness destroyer, than not 
being exact enough. 

o 

Many idiots have a talent on certain topics, which if 
cultivated would prove very beneficial to humanity; hence 
there should be a special institution for idiots. 



BOOK OF PROVERES. 115 

Close the eyes, ears, and nose of a bat, and it will find 
its way to a hole in the wall. 

o 

Drunkeness has destroyed every government on earth; 
in proportion as drunkeness increases, the end of the nation 
is approaching. 

o 

Two smiles that approach each other, nine times out of 
ten, end in a kiss. 

o 

Animals kill and prey upon each others flesh. Man is 
the image of God, and is governed by the golden rule that 
Christ gave. 

o- 

The finest rose has the sharpest thorns, and deepest 
wounds come from the ones we loye most. 

o 

The more elevated one is in learning and art, the less 
they are understood. 

o 

We live as we think, we think as we are taught, and as 
we read. 

o 

Only gentleness will draw out gentleness. 

o 

A bad tempered man, will not make close friends. 

o 

A horse is not known by his trappings ; men are to be 
esteemed for virtue, not wealth. 

o 

Teach self denial, and make its practice a pleasure. 

o 

For the sake of patriotism, the saloon should die. 

o 

Let us walk honestly, as in the day, not in rioting and 
drunkeness. 



Conversion is unselfish, a sudden revolution of a higher 
order, a new insight into spiritual life, a larger world of 
celestial beauties opened. 



116 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

He who sups with devils, should have a long handle to 
his spoon. 

o 

It is unnecessary suffering, that brings premature gray 
hairs. 



The man who has his animal nature under proper con- 
trol is a free man. 



Manners are the final, and perfect flower, of a noble 
character. ( Winters ) . 

o 

A full belief in ourselves, is half the battle in any effort. 

O— : 

A serious man, is the most stupid. 

o 

To be happy, you have to be as high in your calling, 
as you possibly cam 

o 

Great efforts come from industry, and perseverence. 

— — o 

Rogues are smooth in talk ; honest people are plain. 

o 

Study, with honest effort, is the true road to wealth. 

o 

Every successful man, has the backbone to say "no." 

o 

Avoid political and religious disputes, and loud argu- 
ments ; be obliging and polite in all. 

o — - 

A thin tongue; a glassy talker. 

o 

Don't form the habit of talking too much, on any topic, 
during business hours. 

Many students have made brilliant speeches in college, 
and were never heard of after; but the boy at the foot of 
the class rose to eminence. 

. o 

Business engagements must be met promptly. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 117 

It is not to be said, that a man must be conquered by 
the environments ; grit will overcome environments, and 
make the greater success. 

o 

A pleasant smile to all you come in contact with, is 
immensely in your favor, in all relations of life. 

o 

Respect other men's thoughts, if you want to win them 
on your side. 

o — — 

The average life in good people, is considerably longer 
than that in bad people. 

o 

Wit, is the lever of laughter. 
-o- 



Some people are so over-honest, and pride in it, that 
they become perfectly selfish. 

o 

Coarseness and roughness of speech, wounds, and is 
disgusting in every phase. 

_. — o 

Understanding the feelings of people, and giving pro- 
per respect to them, is the keynote of the successful busi- 
ness man. 

o 

25 cts. will buy steel to make $20,000 worth of hair 
springs. (Genius). 

o 

Rather have your head full of learning, than your 
pockets full of money. 

o 

In business, bad debts are vipers, they are blood suck- 
ers. 

o 

Aim to stand at the head of your occupation, even 
should it be hod carrying or making broom handles. 

o 

One small rod is easily broken, many placed together 
are not; the same rule holds good in families and nations. 
In unity there is strength. 



118 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Perseverance brings success. 

The day is almost at hand, when nearly all ordinary 
teaching, will be done by maxims. 

o 

Age and wedlock, name man and beast. 

Men are but children, of a larger growth. 

o 

Grey hair and red lips, seldom go together; they dis- 
solve friendship. 

o 

Young men for war, old men for council. 

o-^ — 

It is hard to put old heads on young shoulders. 

o 

Youth comes but once in a lifetime. 

o 

Men must work, and women must weep. 

o 

The passionate, are like men standing on their heads, 
they see all things in the wrong. (Plato). 

o 

A bad workman, rights with his tools. 

o 

The work, praises the workman. 

o 

Let every man follow the trade he better understands. 

o 

One bee, is better than a handful of flies. 

o ■ 

Learn to labor and to wait. 

o 



Think of the mind that can hold all the past, the present 
and the future ; think of God. 

o 

Nothing, will justify profanity. 

o 

Be not among wine bibbers; among riotous eaters of 
flesh. (Scripture). 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 119 

Vulgarity defiles fine garments more than mud. 

o 

For the drunkard and glutton, shall come to poverty. 

o 

A good temper is like a sunny day, it sheds brightness 
everywhere. ( Sydney ) . 

• o 

Trouble springs from idleness; grevious toil from 
needless ease. 



Work first, rest last. 

o- 



Seventy-five per cent, of our great men, come from 
the poorer classes. 

o 

Under the direction of reason, instinct is always right. 
(Burke). 

■ o 

Skeletonized sermons, are better adapted to good rea- 
son, than reckless firing into topics undigested. 

o 

As soon as the danger is past, God is forgotten. 

o 

Why beholdest thou the mote in thy brother's eye, and 
considerest not the •beam in thine own eye. (Bible). 

o 

The workman, is worthy of his hire. 

o 

The swifter anything runs, the less friction ; young 
folks, take a hint, and run fast through the pathway of life, 
if you want to live long. 

o 

Time, Oh ! how quiet and silent those long ages ; even 
the sun and stars obey ; it is the hand of God in nature. 

o 

The world's fair, is the best medium, to symbolize the 
greatness of the nation. 

o 

There is nothing that takes the sharp edge off an enemy 
faster, than the acts of kindness. 



120 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Sharp and witty sayings, are like surface springs, they 
come from a shallow source. 



Look before you leap ; snakes may be among the beauti- 
tiful flowers. 



To prophesy, is large, inspired thinking; fashions are 
little, and uninspired thinking. 

o 

Man is prone to do evil, even as the sparks are to fly 
upward. (Bible). 

o 

The nation that solicits trade, is prosperous; the nation 
that gets behind a Chinese wall, will die prematurely. 

o 

Sin, at first, seems so small, and so innocent ; but, alas ! 
how soon it is a monster ; a giant that defies the hosts. 

o 

We should always try and find the good in others, and 
leave the bad go to the waste basket. 

o 

Before we attempt to correct our neighbor's faults, we 
should correct our own. 

o 
Unless you learn to do disagreeable duties, you are unfit 
to manage any business for other parties. 

o 

Variety is the spice of life, that gives all its flavor. 

o 

The fur that warmed the monarch, warmed the bear. 

o 

Kind looks, kind words, kind acts, warm hand shaking, 
are a means of grace; they will talk to unborn generations. 

o 

Mother nature, is the best doctor on earth. 

o 

It is a great art, to laugh at your own misfortunes. 

o 

If you want to know the value of money, attempt to 
borrow. ( Franklin ) . 



BOOK OF PROVERBS, 121 

Mighty exertion, rightly directed, results in great con- 
quests. 



We should consider time, a sacred trust, 

o 

He always feels awkward in the presence of a lady, 

o 

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord. 

o 

Equivocating is disgraceful ; swearing is sinful and 
cowardly. 

o 

The life of interest is like a seesaw ; one time in des- 
pair, the next time in prosperity ; day after day, happiness 
and unhappiness, like day and night. 

o 

No rose without thorns. 

-o- 



Wholesome and poisonous plants grow together in the 
same garden, and are happy. 



One man's meat, is another man's poison. 

o 

Behind every mountain, lies a valley. 

He who gathers roses. must not fear thorns. 

o 

One foot is better than two crutches. 

Of two evils, choose the lesser. 

o 

Of two evils, choose neither. (J. D. Berry). 

o ■ 

He that will have fire must bear smoke. 

o 

Our bane and physic, grow on the same earth. 

o 

Near the unwelcome nettle, the rose blooms. 

o 

He that is born to be hanged, need not fear water. 



122 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Facts are stubborn things. 

o 



Sober second thought is always essential, and seldom 
wrong. ( Vanburen ) . 

o 

A bad temper, never mellows with age. 

o 

The average human brain, is three times larger than 
the largest gorilla's. 

o — - 

The animal kingdom is made perfect, as far as their 
creation goes ; while man's creation is perfect when unper- 
verted. 

o 

Finns and Cossacks have the largest brain, 98 cubic 
inches. 

o 

Nature hides its head like the river Nile. 

o 

All creatures possess the fullest degree of happiness, 
in their proper sphere. 

o 

God gives six sides to snowflakes and to silica; a phi- 
losophy not yet explained. 

o 

Elevation above the eyes; dullness of the mind. 
_____ q_ 

Depression in the center of the forehead ; poor memory. 

o 

Drunkards at heart, but too stingy to buy whiskey. 

. o 

Plain, straight wrinkles on the forehead ; plain, straight 
and honest. 



Full above the ears, kill and bloodthirsty, carniverous, 
fond of meat. 



Flat above the ears; sickly, cowardly and dyspeptic. 

o— . 

Thin upper lip ; stingy. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 123 

People of light eyes and hair, do not see or hear as good 
as darker ones. Indians are a good example. 

o 

The same praying machine in the Torrid Zone, is good 
all the time as the climate is; the same in the Temperate 
Zones. In hilly lands, religious forms are changeable. 

o 

When the devil looks least like himself, then he is the 
most dangerous devil. 



Even blessings can be too prolific, like money or food ; 
too much is too much of anything 

o 

The sick man, of the East. (China). 

o — — 

Dyspepsia, makes the meanest kind of religious liars. 

o 

Fine type, crowded together, is an eye sore; too many 
inmates, crowded in a room, is an eye sore. 

o 

Cromwell's unfailing reliance in God, made him the 
greatest conquerer of his age. 

o 

Icicles slide easily from the hand; half learned lessons 
slide easily from your mind. 

o 

When men carry umbrellas, the evidence is that it is 
raining ; when you come home with a black eye, the evidence 
is that you were practicing for Christmas. 

o • 

The man of profanity, carries a discordant heart, tl 
grates upon the ears of man and beast, and unfits 1 
decent society. 

o ■ 

To write good maxims, you have to cream all liter t 
through all ages, to gain the best thoughts, to hand dow. 
unborn generations. 

o 

Never marry but for love, but see, thou, what is love- 
ly. (Wm. Penn). 



124 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Vote on the line of temperance, as you talk and pray. 

o 

Prosperity is a teacher, adversity is a greater teacher. 

o 

Drones, under the wheels of science, are novel readers, 
gamblers and drunkards. 

o 

Every man is the architect of his own character. (Pre- 
sident McKinley). 

o 

In many of the western states they have dugouts, and 
when a dangerous storm comes, the family runs into mother 
earth ; when danger comes old mother snake opens her 
mouth, and the young brood runs in. 

o — - 

Eating certain varities of fruit, in eradicating certain 
diseases, is scientific, and should be encouraged. 

o 

Nations and families, that observe the Sabboth, are 
prosperous and happy. 

o «'- 

Ink is the power house, to keep the great power wheels 
of civilization, in motion. 

o 

A pump is like good motives, in place all the time. 

o 

Perfection is the fact that puts persons in high places. 

■ o 

It is a great privilege to go to a good school. School- 
ing makes the strong, and prosperous citizen. 

o 

The way to make a friend, is to be one. (Mitchel). 

o 

Peace has her victories, no less renowned than war. 
(Wilton). 

o 

There is no more voracious creature than the cater- 
pillar ; in a month it will eat 600 times its weight. 

o 

Straight trees, have crooked roots. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 125 

Conscience is not an infallable guide, it can be seared, 
blunted and perverted. 

o 

Happy is the man who has all his passions under con- 
trol. 

o 

God raises up men like he did of old, to carry out his 
mighty operations, for the advancement, and happiness of 
the people. 

o 

Where there is a desert place on earth, God develops 
something that will induce all kind of industries, and in a 
short period, blossoms like the roses of Sharon, and wealth 
and beauty abound. 

o 

A policeman, kneeling in the section room in prayer, is 
a certain sign that he will do his duty, honestly at all haz- 
ards. 

■ o 

The hinges of friendship grow rusty, unless you oil 
them with a hearty laugh. 

o 

Beware of a woman, who is too stiff to laugh. 

o 

Be courageous, honest and industrious, you will com- 
mand respect and achieve success. 

o 

The great hustler, is the greatest prize winner. 

o 

The hottest place on earth is in Southwestern Persia, 
on the Persian gulf, July and August average heat of over 
one-hundred degrees. 

o 

A little girl's opinion about love. "It makes peo A 
think each other pretty when nobody else does." 

■ ° 

Love causes people to sit closely together, at one end 
of the bench, when there is room at the other end. 

o ■ 

The middle path is the safe path. 



126 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Evenly all-around top head ; for general good morality, 

and Christianity. 

o . 

A strong, evenly proportioned forehead; for a plain 
strong all-around man. 

o 

A large forehead, dished in the center; mean disposi- 
tion. Very changeable. 

o 

Large knuckles on your hands ; intellectuality and pluck. 

o 

Nice, beautifully shaped hands ; harmonious mind, not 
remarkably intellectual. 

Darkness prevails in solar space, because the sun has no 
object to develop perfection. 

o 

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a 
regret. (Disraeli). 

o- — 

When a platform is so broad and thin, that it is unsafe 
to stand on ; let it go and find one that is not so broad, but 
safe. 

— ^o 

Some men can boss better for their neighbor, than for 
themselves. 

It is as impossible to restore youth, as to roll back the 
river of time. 



All the sounds in music, are necessary to perfect har- 
mony; all the nerves are necessary to develop proper har- 
mony in the body. 

o 

The forest has straight and crooked trees; the same in 
people, there are straight and crooked people; all to fill a 
place in the scale of creation. 

o 

The mound builders had a knowledge of tempering cop- 
per ; an art that is lost. 



BOOK OF . .{OVERBS. 127 

Curved down wrinkles, wrinkles in the center of the 
forehead; a genius. 

o 

A plain smooth forehead, high and broad ; intellect. 

o 

Prefer old heads, and young hearts. 

o 

A narrow, short pointed chin; weakly; small heart; 
poor circulation; timid. 

o 

Heavy square under jaws, wilful; commanding and 
very stubborn. 

o 

Very dark eyes ; full of thunder and lightning ; some- 
what vicious. 

o 

Grey eyes; sharpness, strength and commanding. 

o 

Light yellow hair; jealousy, and noted for suspicion. 

o 

Even harmonious face ; good sense and long life. 

o 

Very light hair and eyes; weak eyes, soft skin, easily 
hurt. 



Young man, consult your father, he is often as old as 
you; and often knows as much. 

o 

Pug nose ; like a pug dog ; harmless ; lazy ; good for 
eating and sleeping. 

o 

Nose raised at the end and center, finely curved ; dispo- 
sition is artistic, sensitive, and very fine. 

o 

A high head in the center ; disposition poetical ; spiritual 
and a good trace of meanness mixed with religion, to round 
it out. 



Flat head ; general all-around coarseness ; talents me- 
chanical ; full of inventions ; generous and changeable. 



128 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

From the same flower, the bee gathers honey, and, also, 
the most deadly poison. 

o 

The wages of sin, is death. (Scripture). 

o 

To strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. 

o 

None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing. 

o 

There is no general rule, without exceptions. 

o 

Many things are lawful, but not expedient. 

o 

Every evolution of time, puts on a higher, and more 
Godlike step. 

o 

The man who is always talking about his rights, is the 
worst agitator, and an unsafe citizen. 

o - 

Do your duty quietly, and firmly. 

o 

It is well to think well; it is divine to act well. (Mann). 

o 

The boy who is obedient to teachers and to parents, 
makes a good companion. 

o 

Many people are gathering up past, present, and future 
troubles, adding misery in every grade. 

o_ 

A man should never be ashamed to own, that he had 
been in the wrong. 

o 

Learn the luxury of doing good. (Goldsmith). 

o 

Recollect trifles make perfection, and perfection is no 
trifle. 



Habit is a cable, we weave a thread of it each day, and 
it becomes so strong that we cannot break it. (Horace 
Mann). 



v^M^?^'^^^ 




JAMES A. GARFIELD 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 129 

He who marries without love, plants a thorn bush at the 
door. 

o 

The cord is of no use without the bow; the man is of 
no use without the woman. 

o 

Proverbs give the fullest answers, and save time. 

o 

The ingredients of good proverbs, are sense, shortness 
and salt. (Howell). 

o 

Kissing the, dead and those who have contagious dis- 
eases, should be strictly prohibited. Many premature 
graves are produced from this class of kissing. 

o 

How wonderfully pleasant is the coming of spring, when 
nature is transformed from a cold, dreary grave; into the 
lovely spring, when all nature is blooming and laughing. 

o 

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord, thy God, in 
vain. 

o 

There is no medium that brings a man's true self, to 
himself, so quickly, as sickness. It is the grandest unifier; 
the rich, the poor, the high and the low, are all the same 
within the jaws of this great monster. It is God's great 
forerunner to make preparation for another world. 

o 

Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work ; for the 
seventh day is the Sabbath. 

o — — 

When God paints all creation with the white snow; the 
cemetery, with the little white mounds, appears surpassing- 
ly lovely. The monuments and tombstones come in second- 
ary. 

o 

The broom, and the old house dog, appear in the scale 
of companionship, almost as part of the family. 

o 

A fish breathes, though it has no lungs. 



130 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Vanity of vanity, says the preacher, and all is vanity. 
(Solomon.) 

o 

The golden rule, in this fast age, has too much alloy in 
it to amount to much. 

Anxiety, is the poison of human life. (Blair). 

o 

It is not the revolution that destroys the machinery; 
it is the friction. (Beecher). 

o 

No use crossing the stream, until you reach it. (Lin- 
coln). 

o 

A maiden's heart is a dark forest. 

Q 

Maidens should be mild and meek, and slow to speak. 

o 

She loves him best, who passes through the gate last. 

o 

Small girls are won by dolls ; large girls by dollars. 

o 

The virtuous maid, and the broken leg, must stay at 
home. ( Servantes ) . 

o ■ 

The fat of the body, is the fuel laid up in case of fever, 
or to feed the life in long fasting. 

o 

The spinal marrow that eminates from your brain, rami- 
fies small nerves to all parts of the body, which are the 
telegraphs to tell you the news of every part of the body, 
even to a prick of a pin. As long as you live it is the 
guardian angel. 

o 

The line of demarkation between saving and spending 
money, is very fine, so as to keep in the easy chair of the 
happy medium; the plumb line mentioned by the prophet 
Amos. 



Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 131 

There are heads that have only one story; some have 
two; some have three, and a sky light on top, to let in the 
light of the Gospel. 

o 

The ways of Providence are not all flowery beds of ease ; 
there are rough places to cross before the journey of life is 
ended. 

o ■ 

The kiss is a mark of love and honor, from the earliest 
life until the lid of the coffin is closed. 

o 

Do not trust to luck. 

o 



There are many kinds of kisses ; the baby kiss, parental 
. kiss, friendship kiss, lover's kiss, bretrayer's kiss, the death 
kiss, and throwing a kiss. 

o 

The low price of bicycles, killed the popularity and the 
sale; the same rule would apply to drunkenness. 

o 

Hook-nose ; to hook into other peoples business ; a good 
vein of meanness. 



Full in the center of the forehead ; good in committing. 

o 

The fruits of temperance are peace and prosperity; the 
fruits of intemperance are wretchedness and poverty. 

o 

There are many people good, because they have so 
many opportunities to do bad. 

o 

Beware of the man who is too stiff to laugh. 

o 

All things are governed by waves, and by them we an 
in harmony with the Creator. 

o 

Extraordinary genius is an index to degeneracy, found 
in disproportioned families. 

o 

Above all keep your health good, by temperate habits. 



132 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The first and last period of a man's life, passes the 
fastest. The first and last period of the nation, passes the 
fastest. The United States, being in the last of the last 
period, therefore, inferring from this index, the life of our 
nation will not be many more years. 

o 

Good breeding, consists of stillness of person and 
steadiness of features. 

o 

How lovely, tranquil and stately, are the great moun- 
tains ? 

o 

How treacherous the sea is in her placid beauty! How 
fascinating it is ! 

o 

The soul has her gateway to the outer world, through 
the orifice of the ear. 

o 

Tallness is queenly, and is admired by all ; it is grand. 

o ■ 

When poets and prophets, in Bible times, desired spiritual 
communication with God, they went into the mountain 
forests and caves. 

o 

Shakespeare was the most careless in his literary fame, 
of all poets ; notwithstanding he arose to greater eminence 
than any poet, living or dead. 

o 

The greatest characters that ever lived, eminate from 
the most humble births, and exposed to the most abject 
poverty. 

o 

It is convenient to be poor. It is dangerous to be rich. 

o 

The battle of Bunker Hill was fought June 17th, 1775; 
being the first battle in the revolution for the freedom of 
America. 

o 

A learned man can only be appreciated by another 
learnea man. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS, 133 

If yon see a man over polite to his customers, you must 
watch him, he has an ax to grind. (Franklin), 

o 

If you find a man who can be bought or swayed, he is 
a very unsafe companion. 

o 

The grave is the most remarkable fact in the human 
family, but Oh! how quiet and silent 

o 

Like wheat and iron, a man is always rated in harmony 
to his value of usefulness. 

o 

Solomon's temple, for the last three thousand years, 
was the best advertised house on earth. 

o — ■ - 

Boy, don't be discouraged. A bull frog, at one time, 
was only a tiny, little tadpole. 

o • 

Promptness and willingness in a young man, is a sure 
index to a successful life. 

o 

You can't sympathize with a neighbor in his troubles, 
unless you have suffered like troubles. Object lessons talk 
louder than words. 

o 

The water turtle is the most independent creature in 
the world. She carries her armor, her house and navy, all 
on her back. She don't sing or talk, quietly she lives, and 
when she is sleepy she throws herself on the billows of the 
ocean, and is rocked to sleep, in the cradle of the deep. 

o 

The daisy can't see, but when night comes she closes 
her flowery home ; and when that dark storm comes, she 
closes all the petals, so that is safe; and when the rain is 
over she opens her door. 

o 

Jacob, the patriarch, made pets of his two boys, Joseph 
and Benjamin, thereby causing much unhappiness in his 
family ; which is very frequently the case when parents put 
red coats on some, sheep coats on others. 



134 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Endure annoyance bravely, and politely. 

o 

Consider honor as a sacred duty. 

o 

Pay your debts promptly. 

o 



As the boy appears, the man will be. 

o 

The waves of the ocean are quiet talkers. They have 
mouths large enough to swallow a ship, and all they sav is 
Wau ! Wau ! Wau ! 

o 

As soon as you understand the law of attraction and 
repulsion, you are inclined to say; "how simple are the laws 
of God that govern the universe." 

o 

Some women when they are not laughing, look as cross 
and ugly as an oyster in a shell; and when they are laugh- 
ing, they look as sweet as an oyster out of the shell. 

o 

Some old hypocrites look as cross as a toad under a briar 
bush, and so very religious that they almost think it a sin 
to take a good laugh, and for all-around meanness they have 
few equals. 

o 

When you hear people saying, I would be ashamed to 
be seen there, watch and see that same, nice fellow, sneaking 
around the corner to get there first. 

o ■ 

To be talking and complaining about your ailments,' is 
very annoying to all in hearing distance. 

o 

The most lovely. thing that surrounds us, is our shadow. 
Oh ! how quiet and penetrating it is. It sneaks along like 
a bashful boy, and don't talk., 

o 

If all your hope is lost and gone, you had better be 
dead. 



A square chin ; square, strong and stubborn. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 135 

Life is a flower of which love is the honey. (Victor 
Hugo). 

o 

The great business man is a great observer of time. 

o 

Be careful to see business men, at a fit time. 

o 

Everything in its place for success. 

o s 

Mean acts, in a short time recoil. 

o 

Too much talking, pays no toll. 

o 

Stealing money, and stealing time, are the same. 

o 

I would rather be right, than president. (Maxim). 

o 

On a straight road you are never lost; the same in 
straight business. 

o 

All the powers of scientific investigation, have not been 
sufficient in significance, to give the public the philosophy of 
the comets. 

o 

The habits that we form in early life, are our wo'st 
enemies. Oh! how they stick to us. It don't natter whe-e 
we are, day and night, rain or shine; they come as quietly 
as the evening shadows. 

o 

If we lived on the planet Saturn, with her eight moons, 
and her ring of beautiful colors, we would exclaim, Oh'! that 
little, cold, old earth ; ore moon, and no beautiful, red, green, 
and blue girdles around its body. 

o 

Thoughts, that are weighty and tersely expressed, com- 
mand the dignity and expression of scholars, and gentle- 
men. 

o 

Washington is styled the "father of his country." Lin- 
coln the "savior of his country." 



136 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

It is better to write one word on the rocks, than a thous- 
and on the sand. 

o — — 

The old clock, like the old man, will some day sudden- 
ly stop, never to go again. 

o 

The failures of honest, and industrious men, are few. 

o 

Never become discouraged, work zealously and you will 
succeed. 

o 

The wind and the waves, are always on the side of the 
best navigators. (Gibbon). - 

o 

The delta of the Mississippi, was at one time as far as 
St. Louis. 

o 

The weights of the clock hang speechless, but they are 
the life of the clock. God is the weight of the life of man; 
he runs a life time without being wound up, and at death ne 
stops short, never to go again. 

o 

The delicious smell of the apple, induced Jack to eat it ; 
the delicious smell of the whiskey, induced the toper to start 
another drunk. 

o 

The lever of the printing press, touches the mind of 
the governments of the earth; by and by it will harmonize, 
and press together, all the nations of the earth, and make one 
mighty syndicate government. 

o 

The best culture is simplicity. 
o 



Like broken glass, your credit, when broken, can't be 
placed together solidly. 

o 

Architectural machinery is frozen music; perfectly dead 
until started by motive power, then it will spin and sing. 

o 

All mankind loves. a lover. (Gay). 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 137 

When people carry umbrellas, you can't positively say 
that it rains ; when everybody says Jack stole the turkey, 
the evidence is very strong, but you can't swear that he stole 
the turkey. 

o 

The waters of the earth are receding; and by this pro- 
cess, land is increasing to accomodate the millions, that are 
coming to our shores. 

o 

Everything that lives and moves, on the face of the 
earth, is imperfect; nothing is perfect; hence, comes the 
imperfect man. 

o ■ 

Paul, the apostle, being a Roman citizen, saved him 
from prison; even so in wealthy men who were saved from 
prison, because of their riches. 

o 

Iron is the most plentiful metal, and also the most 
useful to add happiness to man. 

Decaying plants fossilized, forms all the varieties of 
coal. 



The better and longer you can keep the laugh going, 
the more you can abuse your opponent, without him get- 
ting cross. 

o 

Among all the bad habits, profanity is the worst ; every- 
thing in hearing distance is turned blue by its demonical 
odor. 



A thunder storm that comes up quickly, is soon over; 
one that comes slowly is a stayer; the same in man, if he 
comes quickly, he is gone quickly; but if he comes slowly 
he is a stayer. 

o 

If the brake is loose on the wheel, it runs too fast ; if 
the brake on your tongue is too loose, it runs too fast. 

o ■ 

Joy to the world, the Lord has come. (Scripture). 



138 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

John the Baptist, was the forerunner of Christ; in all 
things the Creator has a forerunner. 

o 

The Creator has a sovereign balm, by which he heals 
all the ills of his creatures. 

o 

The greatest systemizer in a home, is to have daily, 
family worship. 

o 

The highest calling, is when a man is called back to his 
God. 

o — - 

The pity of the Lord, to those who fear his name. 

o 

A rusty nail under a compass, destroys the true bear- 
ing; anger under the sweetest tongue, will destroy the 
true bearing. 

o 

Evil thoughts choke out good deeds ; good thoughts 
choke out bad deeds. 

o 

Picked from the chaff of the ruins of time, to be neatly 
varnished. ( Shakespeare ) . 

o 

Age and youth, look upon life from the opposite ends 
of the telescope. 

o 

It is exceedingly long; it is exceedingly short? (Bleeh- 
er). 

o 

You hear the boy laughing, you thing he is all fun? 
(Holmes). 

o 

Among all the studies, the one that elevates the mind 
the most, stands preeminent. 

_o 

When you find a man who is awkward in the presence 
of ladies ; nearly every time he mounts to eminence ; you find 
the nice, slick fascinator among the ladies, and you find the 
man who amounts to little in after life. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 139 

The elevation of 'the mind, ought to be the principal 
aim of all studies. 

A person of strained face is very unhappy, and does 
violence to himself or family. 

o 

Shakespeare was fifty years old, the very day he died; 
he wrote the most life like literature. 

o 

Oh ! how quickly spring, summer, autumn and winter, 
rush through in succession, in 365 days. 

o ■ 

The meanest tyrant a lady can have, is great beauty; 
nine times out of ten she will be good for nothing. 

o 

A coward never forgave; it is not his nature. (Sterne). 

o— — ■ 

The love parents have, for even unfaithful sons, was 
beautifully exemplified in the death of King David's son 
Absalom, when he exclaimed : "Oh ! Absalom, my son, my 
son, Absalom." 

■ o- 

Nobody likes to be nobody, but everybody is pleased to 
think himself somebody. 

o 
The sublime and ridiculous, are often so nearly related 
that it is difficult to classify them separately. (Thomas 
Paine). 

o 

Maxims, are gems from all literary authors, concentra- 
ted in sharp sayings. 

o — — 

'Tis the sunset of life, gives me mystical lore ; and com- 
ing events cast their shadow before. (Campbell). 

o 

Narrow, and selfish people, will not make a nation hap- 
py, and prosperous. 

o 

When you have God's portion in life, you take very lit- 
tle stock in the devil's portion. 



140 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Happy is the man who can see the finger of God, writ- 
ing the history of rolling ages, on the rocks, and on the 
dying stars. 

o 

Selfishness and temper in a home, are as unsafe as 
dynamite and gunpowder. 

o 

While the word is unspoken, you are master of it; out 
when it is spoken it is master of you. 

o 

Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit, 
before a fall. 



Misfortunes seldom come alone. Hide not your light 
under a bushel. 

o 

Laughing, whistling and singing, are a true index to 
a happy home. 

o 

The continuation of everything, is the index of its 
solidity. If it is short lived it is shaky, if it is long lived, 
it is solid, and you are safe to tie to it. 

o 

When we make mistakes in writing, with blotter and 
eraser we wipe them out; when we make mistakes in life, 
we wipe them out by the Spirit of God. 

o 

There is more danger in belonging to too many or- 
ders, than not enough; you may pay all your money to 
orders, and live and die poor at last. 

o 

The small and sprightly party will make the best steno- 
grapher; a large sluggish person will be a failure. 

o 

Holding on to trouble too long, is like holding on to 
the bear's tail too long; there is always danger of another 
bear coming. 

o 

What a blessing it would be to the human family, if 
they would think more, and read less. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 141 

If you want to gain fame, you must commence climbing 
the ladder at the lower round ; go round by round, by and by 
we my gain the summit of fame. 

o- — 

Christmas is the most popular holiday, and has been 
so since the birth of our Saviour ; and no doubt will remain 
so through all coming ages. 

o 

If you want a pearl of great value, you must dive deep, 
down in the ocean ; if you want to be a pearl of great value, 
you must dive deep, down in the pages of usefulness. 

o — - 

A fair, young couple may start out in life, and in less 
than a year may be blighted. The affairs of life run like 
lightning, zig-zag; striking where least expected. 

o 

It is better to whistle, than to whine; all creation loves 
a whistler. 

o 

The man who ties his talents in a napkin, is like the 
miser who had a beautiful ring placed under the flap of 
his saddle; he knew that it was there, the same as the 
money in the napkin; both were buried talents, no good to 
anybody. 

o 

The luxuries cf ore generation, are the necessities of the 
next. 

-o 

Ocean currents keep an equilibrium; young people 
mixed with olci people keep an equilibrium. 

o 

One hour of sleep before midnight, is worth two in tho 
after part of the night. 

o 

When the sun. is the highest it casts the least shadow. 

o 

Nothing on earth destroys more good -stomachs, than 
over nice treatment. 

o 

Each climate needs, what other climates produce. 



142 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Our transition period, was when Christ knocked at the 
coo:-, and we told him to come in. 

o 

Step by step, well directed, we can climb great moun- 
tains; even so in promotions; one unguarded step, may 
prove a frightful disaster to our lives. 

o 

God never shuts one door, but that he opens another. 

o 

He who cannot obey the voice of God in the dark, is 
not safe to be trusted in the light. 

o- 

Speaking loud and harsh- words, is very detrimental in 
all departments of life. 

o 

His life was gentle, and the elements so nearly mixed in 
him, that nature might stand and say to all the world: 
"this is the man." (Caesar). 

o — — 

Verily, verily, I say unto you : he that believeth on me 
shall have everlasting life. (John, 6-47). 

o 

Trust in the Lord, forever. (Isa., 26-4. 

o — .— 

For age and want, save what you may; no morning 
sun lasts all day. (Franklin). 

— — o— 
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost ; and for want of 
a shoe the horse was lost. (Franklin). 

o 

If we don't tell funny stories, they call us old fossils 
and moss backs ; and if we do tell funny stories, they call 
us rattle skulls. 

o 

The silent smile, of a sensible, loving woman, will van- 
quish ten men. 

— — o 

Puff balls are fastest growers in the world ; some grow 
six inches in diameter in one night. There are swelled 
heads, that are about as large as the head of puff balls. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 148 

Approaching anything circuitively, brings you closer, 
than a direct approach. God works in curves, in circles, 
and in all things. 

o ■ 

The man who is out of center, is eccentric; he needs 
the plumb line, like Amos, mentioned in the Bible. 

o 

A vigorous body can be sick, and can be restored ; a 
good soul is subject to sinsickness, but it can be restored. 

o 

The right side of the glass to the sun, brings light; 
the right side of your soul to God, brings light. 

o 

The joy of life appears more beautiful to us, in an 
eventful life, than in a placid or passive life. 

- o — — 

Spiritual energy spent in prayer, brings good results. 

o 

Don't whip with a switch, with the leaves on; and the 
same in driving a sharp saying ; you must not use too many 
high sounding words. 

— — o 

No doctrine on the face of the earth, that is less danger- 
ous, than the doctrine of common sense. 

o 

A man living to a good old age, belongs to a good 
blood, and has good surroundings. 

o 

Judgement will overtake the man who attempts to get 
rich, regardless the effect on his fellow creatures. 

o 

The Creator praises you by your face, as you increase 
in wisdom; by and by your face will shine with bright 
marks. 



You cannot write maxims, unless your reasoning or- 
gans are very large; Franklin, Shakespeare and Bacon, are 
good examples. 

o 

God is a refuge, and a strength. (Psalms). 



144 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

If you are well acquainted with several leading histor- 
ies, it is much better than to be reading a low grade of 
literature. 

o 

The grass is mowed when it will make the best hay. 
The sensible girl will get married when she will make the 
best wife. The girl, like hay, if not taken when ripe, will 
be good for nothing. 

o 

We should improve the present aright, when we know 
so little of the future. 

o 

The Pharisee thanked God, that he was not like other 
men, or even like the publican. 

o ■ 

If the slaves do not have the rich tables, the same as 
the master ; they can thank God that they have the same air ; 
the same water ; the same sleep ; the same death ; the same 
grave, and the same worm to eat the body. 

o 

The blacksmith plunges the iron into the water, to give 
it the right temper; the great man plunges into the inclem- 
ent elements, to give his body and mind the right temper. 

- o — — 

Perfect freedom among any people, develops genius. 

o 

We should be very careful not to tell our secrets, to 
them who are always pumping for them. 

o 

When the European races left Asia, is a question not 
answered by the best ethnologists. 

o 

Wherever we go, the environs are full of temptations; 
hence, the scriptural injunction, watch and pray. 

o ■ 

If a man deceives you more than once, that man should 
be kept for the very purpose to be deceived. 

o 

One half of all known minerals, are composed of oxy- 
gen. (Cook). 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 145 

Diamonds are more costly than useful; so, also, are 
fashionable ladies. 

The more beautiful the serpent, the more fatal the bite ; 
appearance is a deceiver, and must be closely watched. 

o 

Impudence is the meanest depravity; modesty is the 
essence of purity. 

o 

Arouse a woman's admiration, and you have gained 
her affection. 

o 

Often, virtue and hospitality are found, where you 
least expect to find them. 

■ — — -o— — - 
The most inveterate enemies, are often found among 
our best friends. 

To make fire in a rain, is like praying without faith. 

— — o 

A deluge of sin, can destroy soul and body ; a deluge of 
water, can only destroy the body. 
— — o_ 

A slanderer, is the child of the devil. (Maxim). 

o— — 

All the heavenly bodies are not suns; never repine at 
your lot. 

— r-Cf— — - 
Better for a man never to have sinned, than to repent 
after having sinned. 

o 

Life has its sediments; the same as drinks have their 
sediments. 

o— 

Perserverance does more to overcome great difficulties, 
than power will accomplish. 

o 

Let thy attire be comely, not costly. (Lilly). 

o 

Probe not a wound, when once healed. 



146 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Shut your door, and you make your neighbor goo>i. 

o 

A tree, is known by its fruit. 
-o- 



Jack of all trades, and master of none. 

o 

Make hay, when the sun shines. 

o 

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb. 

o 

Opportunity, makes the thief. 

o 

Trust in God, but keep the powder dry. 

o 

Trusting too much to others, is the ruin of many. 

o 

Faith builds a bridge, across the gulf of death. 

o 

Treachery, lurks in honeyed words. 

o 

To stroke with one hand, and stab with the other. 

o 

Conscience, doth make cowards of us all. 

o 

God and conscience, witnesseth every action. 

o 

The truth is mighty, and will prevail. 

o 

Speak the truth, and shame the devil. 

o 

One vice, begets another. 
-o- 



Never open the door to a little vice, lest a greater one 
enters with it. 



To throw pearls, before swine. 

o 

A fat kitchen, makes a lean purse. 

o 

Your money, burns a hole in your pocket. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 147 

Heaven or hell; day or night; peace or war; which 
side are you on? 

o 

Destiny always watches over fools, and children. 

o 

A frightful monster, looking in through the window 
at the midnight hour at you, is like sin looking through a 
guilty conscience. 

o 

The Bible tells about prophets, priests and kings ; but 
not a single good word about hypocrits and drunkards. 



It is very true that the path of duty is very mysterious, 
if we commence things at the wrong end. 

Now is the time for all good men, to come to the aid 
of the party. 

— — o 

True fellowship, means living more sweetly together. 

o 

A single quiet hour in prayer, makes more spiritual 
impression, than many sermons. 

o 

Beer drinking, makes men stupid and incapable. 

o 

When we travel on the road to righteousness, we 
travel on the road of eternal life. 



Men are born with two eyes, and one tongue ; that they 
may see twice as much as they say. (Maxim). 

o 

A sermon's length, is not the index of its strength; it 
may be the opposite. 

o 

Man's inhumanity to man, has made countless millions 
to mourn. (Pope). 

o 

God so loved the world, that he gave his only begot- 
ten son, that whosoever believed on him should not perish, 
but have everlasting life. 



148 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

One verse in the Bible, may change the bad man to a 
good man; one verse in a book may make a good man, a 
bad man. 

o 

Peace is the grandest step in favor of purity, finan- 
cially and spiritually. 

o 

Speaking too much, is a sign of vanity. For that which 
is lavished in words, is niggardly in deeds. (Raleigh). 

o 

The wise man flatters the fool ; but the fool flatters him- 
self. (Loth). 

o 

He is a very good preacher, who follows his own in- 
structions. 

o 

One of the most sublime things, is plain truth. ( Bul- 
mer.) 

o 

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is 
small. (Old Bible). 

o 

Order is sanity of the mind, health of the body, and 
peace of the city. 

- o 

It might as well be expected, for a weak man to bear 
a burden, as a fool to bear prosperity. (Socrates). 

o 

He who is taught to live on little, owes more to his 
father's wisdom, than the bestowal of great riches. 

o 

What is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? 
Such liberty is the greatest of all evils. 

o 

Not to stop when we have enough, is the greatest error 
in the nature of many. 

o 

Air and sunshine in a house, promotes health and 
cheer; therefore select the room in the house, having the 
most sunlight and air, for the sitting room. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 149 

If you trouble the bait of sin, you are unhappy, if you 
trouble the bait of goodness, you are happy and your sleep 
Is good. 

o 

The light from the glow worm is divine; the same as 
the light from the greatest star. 

o 

A strong purpose gives a meaning to life, that means 
success. 

o ■ 

A sermon, well soaked in prayer, helps the sprouting 
qualities immensely. 



The shoulder to the wheel, is the best aid to the well* 
fitting, Heavenly crown. 

o — — 

An impure cellar, will make an impure house; an im- 
pure stomach, will make an impure body. 

o 

To store beer and whiskey In a church, is wrong; to 
store it in your body is wrong; the Holy Spirit can't dwell 
in either place. 

o 

Nature, dressed in neat clothes, makes a good maxim. 

o 

In the Frigid zones, hares and weasels transform their 
white color to correspond with the environs. 

- o 

The Book of Proverbs, carries more reason, and more 
spirituality, than any other book in the Bible. 

o 

The Creator was more afraid of a human tongue, than 
of any other member of the body; hence, notice the heavy 
jaws, teeth, lips, and strong muscles all around it, to keep it 
in subjection. 

o 

The finest material, may be spoiled by a poor mechanic ; 
the best boy may be destroyed by a poor teacher. 

o 

Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery. 



150 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Politeness is an easy virtue, costs little and has great 
purchasing power. 

o 

Let this be your maxim; that no man be good enough 
to neglect prudence. (Fielding). 

o 

I£ temperance prevails, education can prevail; if tem- 
perance fails, education must fail. (Horace Mann). 

o 

A laugh is worth a hundred groans, in any market. 
(Lamb). 

— — o 

Purposes, like eggs, unless they are hatched into action, 
will run into decay. (Smiles). 

o 

There is no m.an so Hendless, but that he can find a 
friend sincere enough to tell him a disagreeable truth. 
(Lytton). 

o 

Energy will do anything that can be done; neither tal- 
ents nor opportunities will make a man without it. 

-o 

Teach more principles, and not so many laws and 
rules, and your good will be imitated. 

o 

A certain minister worked three days to get up a ser- 
mon; he got it up so high, that in thirty minutes, the con- 
gregation were all asleep. 

o 

Every time you overcome a temptation, you are one 
mark higher on the road to perfection ; by-and-by your stain 
will be wiped away and you are a free man. 

o 

Old vocations have vanished, new inventions have tak- 
en their places. At present one man does more work, than 
ten did one-hundred years ago. 

o 

If a man blackens the front of his boots, better than the 
heels, he will not make a safe business partner. He will 
not keep the cellar swept clean. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 151 

Young ladies should not wear much jewelry, at any 



time. 



To dress well, takes more than a full purse; it requires 
good sense and refinement. 

o 

Do not leave the table, with food in your mouth. 

o 

Be careful to avoid soiling the table cloth. 

o 

Never apologize to the waiters, for making them 
trouble. 



Do not introduce disgusting topics, of conversation at 
the table. 



Do not cut your bread, but break it. 

o 

Never talk of personal, or private matters in company. 

o ■ 

Avoid staleness in commencing a conversation; such 
as "a fine day," "charming weather." 

o — — 

Do not speak slightingly of the city, or of the neighbor- 
hood in which you are visiting. 

o 

Avoid lavish praise, on the members of your family. 

o 

More haste, less speed. 

-o- 



As honest as a cat, when the meat is out of reach. 

o 

No accounting for taste, as the old woman said when 
she kissed the cow. 



That fish will soon be caught, that nibbles at every 
bait. 



i Love in old bachelors, like fire in old wood, once start- 
ed is hard to put out. 



152 BOOK OF PROVERBS, 

Fifty thousand species of vegetables, are extinct. 

o 

I came to seek and save, that which was lost. (Scrip- 
ture). 



Moral hatred, is an imitation of forced love. 

— — o 

Wealthy men are not the most charitable; large trees 
are not the n.ost fruitful. 

o 

The lazy man wants rest; the industrious man wants 
work. 

o 

When men lidicule others, they show their own ignor- 
ance. 

o 

Spoiled children, are made so by over fond parents. 

o 

Scolding wives, are always out of order. 

o 

A wise man keeps his secrets ; a fool tells all he knows, 
and sometimes more. 



A prudent woman studies the comforts of her hus- 
band, and ministers to his happiness. 

o 

Respect and befriend, and you will have others to be- 
friend you. 

o — — 

If you can't keep your own secrets, it is folly to entrust 
them to others. 

o 

Virtue makes the noble woman; money makes the gay 
lady. 

Punish crime, expose the devil, and be a man among 
men. 

o 

It is more detrimental to the human family, for happi- 
ness to be over intelligent, than not intelligent enough. 




JOHN WANAMAKER 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 153 

Beauty without virtue, is a curse. 

o 

According to phrenology, there are about forty-three 
kinds of fools ; as many kinds, as there are organs and fac- 
ulties of the mind. 

o 

The wisest man, is the one who thinks himself the least 
so. (Boilean). 

o ■ 

Always tell the truth; victory over untruth is the foun- 
dation of character. 

o 

Avoid any familiarity, with a new acquaintance. 

o 

Never fail to answer an invitation, either personally 
or by letter. 

o 

Do not quickly follow a present, by a return. 

o- 

Engrossing the conversation, is unpardonably selfish. 

o— 

Never play practical jokes ; the result is frequently 
serious. 

Do not open the mouth, in masticating. 

o 

Exhibit no impatience, when being served at the table. 

■ o 

Eat slowly, an ordinary meal should take about thirty 
minutes. 

o 

Rejoice in the Lord, always. (Bible). 

o 

An invitation to dinner, is the social compliment. 

o 

Teeth, should be carefully brushed. 

o 

Sampson used the jawbone with wonderful success. 
Young ladies should be very careful how they use their 
jawbone, when courting two beaux at the same time. 



1-54 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

If you want to keep the wrinkles out of your face, 
keep sunshine in your heart. 

o 

Whenever a lazy man looks towards Heaven, the an- 
gels shut the windows. 

o 

A laying hen, is better than a standing mill. (Seneca). 

o 

You may tell an idle fellow, if you but see him eat his 
dinner. 

o 

Idleness, is the sepulchre of the living man. 

o 

A man should not allow himself to hate his enemies, 
or those that are indifferent to him. 

o ■ 

He who has less than he desires, has more than he de- 
serves. 

o 

One good mother, is worth a hundred school marms ; 
she is a lodestone to all hearts, and a lode-star to all eyes. 
(Herbert). 

o 

If life, like the olive oil, is bitter fruit, press it harder, 
and it will afford the sweetest oil. 

o 

The word fail, should not be. found on the pages of 
ones life. 

o 

Happy temper, like the Aeolian harp, sings to every 
breeze. 



It is a poor soul, that can't have a few enemies. 

■ o 

A sunny disposition, robs sorrow of half its bitterness. 

o 

To say one thing modestly and clever, is better than 
a dozen wiih conceit. 

o 

Minds, like soil, when over productive, the life is short. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 155 

The influence of all our actions have an effect that will 
live through all ages and will have representation in the 
world to come. 

o 

The Book of Proverbs, in the Bible, contains nine hun- 
dred and fifteen proverbs. The last two chapters are the 
authors. Though it is said Solomon wrote three thousand 
proverbs, but they are lost. He also wrote one thousand 
and five songs, nearly all of which are lost. He died at the 
age of fifty-nine or sixty years. 

o 

Youth is like a garden not planted. You plant good 
seeds and you will have good results the same in children ; 
plant good thoughts and you will have good results. 
o 

Nature, the kind old nurse, took the child upon her 
knee and said, "This is a story-book; thy Father has writ- 
ten it." 



The Constitution of the United States contains liberties 
enjoyed. They are quiet blessings that many people do not 
appreciate. 

A woman who pays no attention to her personal ap- 
pearance, will not make an impression. 



The ruling passions are set by nature as the innate 
power is stamped on the acorn to produce an oak tree. 

By the largest telescopes we can see over one hundred 
million of stars and, no doubt, some have in their solar sys- 
tem more planets for habitation than we represent in our 
solar system. Still we are so greedy to get more than we' 
need of this little planet. How foolish some people are. 

o 

ment of a busy man, and the shipwreck of a sovereign. (Na- 
poleon). 



Love is the occupation of the idle man; the amuse- 
When the devil finds the door shut, he goes away. 



156 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Oh, how dangerous it is to have a friend, that is not 
able to keep his tongue ; a prudent enemy is better. 

o 

A woman's mind is always changing, like the moon. 

o 

It is difficult to knew or to find out, at what moment 
love commences. 

o 

Work is healthy, it is not work that kills prematurely ; 
it is worry that does it. 

o 

Love, that comes to you, is much better and stronger, 
than that you run after. 

o 

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled 
ox and hatred therewith. (Solomon). 

o 

A man's capacity for loving, is the measurement of his 
greatness in all relations. 

o 

If it was not for hope, not a grain of wheat would be 
sown. It is hope that keeps us alive, moving and going, 
day after day; and when life is done, the Heavenly hope is 
the great seal. 

o 

Flowers, on our praries, have bloomed for ages, un- 
seen by man; virtue has bloomed without man knowing it; 
the sweetness of both have gone to heaven. 

o 

Conspicious, by his absence. 
-o- 



Good pasture, makes fat sheep. 

o 

As full, as an egg is of meat. 
-o- 



If the cap fits you, wear it. 
-o- 



The wheel that turns, gathers no rust. 

o 

In brave action, no trumpet is needed. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 157 

Beautiful flowers may emit the most deadly poison ; 
the same in the gilded halls ; they may poison the happiness 
of your whole life, 

o 

Ignorance, is the keystone of darkness, on this earth. 

Work should be one of the greatest pleasures, and 
the grandest enjoyment of life. 

o 

Blessed is the man who sings and whistles, when he is 
at work ; he is happy. 

o 

The first dollar a boy earns by honest labor, develops 
more vivid happiness, than all future financial operations 
put together. 

o 

One single thought, like one single spark, often 
changes entire cities. 



If you want to be considered wise, be wise enough to 
hold your tongue when required by good sense. 

o — — 

Better not to dispute, where there is no opportunity of 
convincing. ( Whiteneld ) . 

o 

If you are hunting a faultless friend, you are sure to 
remain friendless. 



A true friend, is better than a relation. (Turkish 
Proverb). 

o — .— 

People who have warm friends, are healthier and hap- 
pier than those who have none. 

O 

Needless friends, are like sweet instruments, hung up 
to keep the sweet sound to themselves. (Shakespeare). 

o 

Baalam's animal gave council. By language, ours give 
council with their heels. A marked degeneracy, in the 
mode of communication, will run out. 



Iffi BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Every woman, should make herself as attractive, and 
beautiful as possible. 

o 

If the increase of life, is seven and one-half years in a 
century ; in ten centuries it will be one-hundred and ten 
years. 

o 

Virtue has its own reward, but some men are good 
because they really like to be good. 

Every life, that loses its high aim, becomes a shorn 
Sampson. 

-o 

Don't wait for some work to turn up, but go and turn 
up some work. 

o 

It is not the gilded paper, nor the good writing, that 
makes your petition strong; but the good sense it contains. 

o 

If your pleasure harmonizes with duty, it is genuine. 

o 

The only hopeless ignorance, is to be ignorant and 
boast about it. 



Christianity was not born to die; it will be the gate 
keeper of the kingdom of God. 

o 

Go to church, for church helps to ease the pains of 
life. (John Sherman). 

o 

The fruit that falls without shaking, is too mellow for 
me. 

o 

Love is the most dangerous, when it comes late in 
life. (Byron). 

o 

Love, makes time pass. (French). 

o 

Love, being mixed with .business, makes the love case 
the most dangerous. 



BOOK OP PROVERBS, 159 

We have one Father, even God. (John 8-14). 

o ■ 

Ignorance, thinks the rest of the world blind, 

o 

This world belongs to the energetic (Emerson), 

o 

Nothing so difficult, but may he won by industry. ( Ter- 
ence). 

o 

Justice, tempered with too much mercy, becomes an in- 
justice. 

__ — o — - 

The fox should not be on a jury, in a goose trial, 

. o 

Intentions soon spoil, unless hatched, 

o 

Giving children habits of industry, is better than for* 
tunes. (Whately). 

— — o 

When industry goes out of the door, poverty comes 
in at the window, (Dutch). 

o 

Take away the motive, and you take away the sin, 
(Carvantes), 

o 

A man that studieth revenge, keepeth his own wounds 
green; which otherwise would heal and do very well. 

o 

Despair is the offspring of laziness and impatience. 

o 

Those can conquer, who think they can. (Emerson). 

o ■ 

Strength of mind is excercise, not rest. (Pope). 

o 

Laugh at your ills, and save your doctor bills. 

o 

Smile on the world, and the world will smile on you; 
frown on it and it will frown on you. 

o 

Fortune, often makes fools out of decent men. 



160 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Learn the luxury of doing good. 

o 

Words are leaves, deeds are rust. 

o 

Better to wear out, than to rust out. 

o 

If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself. 

o 

Use the means, and trust to God for the blessing. 

o 

Where you cannot go over, you must creep under. 

o 

Advice to a fool, goes in at one ear, and out at the 
other. 

o 

A fool, may give a wise man council. 

o 

Practice, what you preach. 

o 



No wind can do him good, who steers for no shore. 

o 

What makes life dreary, is the want of a motive. 

o 

Much kindred, much trouble, 

o 



The man who overcomes his temper, overcoms a stout 
enemy. 

o 

A mischievous cur, must be tied short. 

o 

Handsome is, that handsome does. 

o 

All that is fair and beautiful, must fade. 

o 

Alexander, was once a crying babe. 

o 

He that stays on the lower round, cannot fall far. 

o 

I came that they may have life, and that they may have 
it more abundantly. (John). 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 161 

To gain a man the quickest, admire his qualities. 

— — o 

If a child at the age of twelve, don't show good, com- 
mon sense, schooling will not add any more. 

o 

He who always knows one side of the case, certainly 
knows very little about the other side. 

o 

Onward! Onward! If God had intended differently, 
He would have given us an eye on the back of our head. 
— — o 
Patience is a plant, that don't grow in all gardens. 

o 

When a man is wrong, and will not admit it, he always 
gets angry. 

■ — — o— 
The most charming way of revenge, is to forgive our 
enemies, this leaves our foes the best of friends. 
— o— 
Happiness cannot knit two hearts any closer than 
grief. 

o 

Friendship, is the only rose without the thorn. 

o 

When youth loses courage, it loses the best part of its 
capital. 

o 

The value of a man's character, is estimated in the man- 
ner he spends his idle money. 

o 

Come, gentle spring ; eternal mildness, come. (Thomp- 
son). 



When you select a clerk, select one from the up-to- 
date. 



System in all things, is an index to a well balanced 
mind. 



Write your business concise, exact and brief. 



162 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Do not put your light under a bushel ; keep it out and 
let it shine. 

o 

Success does not run after you, but you must run after 
it ; and then it is sometimes mighty hard to get. 

o 

Long life is assured to those that are good and obey 
the laws. 

o 

The monster tree is not cut down by a single cut ; step 
by step we go through life. 

— — o 

If you are too poor to buy a cork for your vinegar jar, 
use a corncob. If you are too poor to buy a silk hat, use a 
slouch hat ; no one will steal it. 

o 

The reason you was such a failure, the harness was 
rubbing you ; you was hitched up wrong, you kick in har- 
ness ; you need watching. 

— Q 

A deep instinct pervades in man to do good over all 
bad passions. 

o 

God is our refuge and strength; a very present helper 
in trouble. 

o 

Behold how good and pleasant it is for brethren to 
dwell together in union. 

o 

There is a place on the Hudson that appears like a great 
wall — no place to get out; even so in life, trust in God for 
the opening. 

o 

When you are made of good, genuine stuff, a rainy Sun- 
day is not supposed to keep you away from the house of 
worship. 

o 

Sin makes you very uncomfortable, until all the roots 
and sprouts of your immoral nature are gone, then God gives 
you comfort and happiness. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 163 

The Laplanders bury their babies in the snow, while 
church services last ; we should bury our thoughts in Christ 
while church services last. 

o — — 

Want of care does more damage than want of knowl- 
edge. 

o— — 

Hilarity and laughter is no index to continued happi- 
ness. The gloom will come soon, and the reaction will bring 
more unhappiness than was enjoyed by the hilarity. 

o 

If you have a good watch you consult it many times a 
day. If you have a good conscience, you should consult it 
many times a day to keep in touch with the hands of God. 

o— — 

By a life of careful living, you can transform a low 
lifed face, into a decent human face. 

o 

When frogs are croking, kindle a fire; how soon they 
are all silent; thus truth silences the liar. (Longfellow). 

o 

A plain hand, is a good reccommendation, in all your 
writings. 

o 

More danger touching your happiness in being too 
careful, than not quite careful enough. 

o 

Surface Christianity consists of good breeding. 

If you live in a grumbling street move out into the 
thanksgiving street, and your temporal and spirital health 
will be better. 



Nothing on earth is more contagious than laughing. 
You are subject to catch it as far as you can hear it. Oh! 
what a medicine it is for dyspepsia. 
o 

The Heaven on earth for school children, is from six 
to twelve years. In going to school to a good teacher, they 
are as free and happy as the birds of the air. 



164 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

He who cannot climb the mountain, must stay in the 
valley. 

o 

Who so keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth 
his soul from troubles. 

o 

There is nothing little, to the really great spirit. (Dick- 
ens). 

• o 

The best friends we have are our converted enemies; 
we give them a Godlike victory when we forgive them. 

r-0 

Middle aged ladies, should wear quiet colors in dress- 
ing. 

o 

A good and merry heart, doth good like a medicine. 

— — o — — 
A contented man, is always rich and happy. 

o 

The poor man in his cottage, is as happy as the rich 
man in his palace. 

•j— o— 
Uneasy lies the head, that wears the crown. 

o 

Much better to be a healthy peasant, than a sickly 
king. 

o 

Eat sparingly and defy the physician. 

o 

Live not to eat, but eat to live. 

o 

Abstinence, is the best medicine. 

o 

Life is too short, to learn more than one business well. 

o 

The remembrance of a well spent life is sweet. 

o 

Whistles in the morning, calling time to workmen, has 
much to do to create a systemized civilization in reckless 
communities. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 165 



All is fair in war and love. 
o — 



Love is as blind as a bat. 
o- 



Love lives in courts, the same as it does in cottages, 

o 

The hotter the love, the sooner it cools. 



Gambling is an express train, to ruin and destruction, 

o — — 

The devil, is in the dice. 

-o- 



The love of gambling, is the worst of all evils, 

— — o 

I could not get any for love or money. 

— — -o— 
Genius must be born ; it never can be taught. 

— — o 

Tall trees catch much wind, rich people are in more 
danger than poor people. 

— —o- — - 
Great fortunes and great minds, do not always go 
together. 

o— - 

Betting is a fool's argument. 

o 



He feathered his own nest. 
o — 



Only that which is honestly gotten, is gain. 

o 

Everyone can navigate in fine weather. 

o 

'Tis the riches of the mind only, that makes the man 
rich and happy. 

o 

He who sings drives away sorrow. 

o 

What a strange degree of foolishness it is to grabble 
after more wealth than is necessary for your comfort and 
happiness while on earth. 



166 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

In writing love letters to your girl, grammar is not the 
question, but the question is : "Does she love me," or is she 
only fooling me? If she is, and has gone back on me, I wilt 
kill myself. 

People who are all the time talking about setting it up, 
are the same as beer agents ; they are the devil's forerunners. 



Nature in her beloved grandeur, is beautiful beyond ex- 
pression ; she laughs all the time. 

o 

To put away for a rainy day, when the coffer is full and 
no rain in sight. 

o 

Noah Webster said, "knowledge is power/' The school 
house is the cultivator of this power. 

o 

When you feel good, the laugh comes as easily as roll- 
ing off a log. 

o 

On^ drop of ink, put in the right direction, may con- 
vert a nation. It may also pervert a nation. 

o 

Twaddleing and telling shady stories, is mental food 
that is hard to digest for intelligent minds. 

o 

The taller the tree the thinner the bark. The fairer the 
lady the harder to spark. (D. J. Duff.) 

o 

Providence will not plant and hoe your potatoes, but 
will provide rain and sunshine to make them grow. 

o . 

The love of children is purely genuine. The love in 
the Kingdom of God is not any purer. 

o 

Oh, the pure love for little Nellie, when she was laid 
in the silent tomb. 



Great men are not always good men. Washington was 
a great and a good man combined. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 167 

There are two good ambitions, good and bad ; good am- 
bition is glorious, and bad ambition is devilish, 

o 

A good policeman keeps all places of danger safe ; a 
good Christian keeps all places of danger safe, 

o 

If you put your will with God's will, it will not be long 
until they will be done in earth as it is in Heaven, 

o 

Truck trains are side-tracked to make way for the Presi- 
dent's train. Don't permit truck trains on your track; be 
a President, 

o 

When on the race course, don't start on the wrong end ; 
in the race course of life, be very careful that you don't 
start at the wrong end ; be sure that you are right, then go 
it with all your might. 

— — o — — 
Everything plenty, makes prodigal sons, 

o 

Paul told Timothy to stir up his religion; Paul, the 
hostler told the toper to stir up his appetite for the new 
hotel. 

God has given us many gifts, holding us accountable 
for the improvement of every one. 

o 

Jenny Lind said, when she sung her sweet song, she 
looked God in the face ; in all our works we should look 
God in the face, then our earthly music will be sweet. 

o 

There are many people that are nothing but an adver- 
tisement in life; be the owner of the plant, and do busi- 
ness on your own responsibility. 

o 

People do not lack strength; they lack will. (Victor 
Hugo.) 



A cow has two horns, but can't play on one: watch 
that vou don't come out at the small end of the horn. 



\68 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The demand and supply regulate the prices in all 
things. All the powers cannot change this law. 

o 

A continuous cheerfulness, is the best index to wis- 
dom, 

o 

Under the magnetism of friendship, the modest man 
becomes bold, the lazy active, the irritable peaceful. 

o 

Like angel's visits, few and far between. (Maxim). 

o 

The man who seeks good, for good's sake, though 
disappointed, is sure to have a good reward at last. 

o 

The reward the man gets for lying, is that he is not be- 
lieved when he tells the truth. 

o • 

A man is nothing more or less, than a grown up baby, 
developed in all parts. 

o 

Let our reason, not our sense, be the rule of our con- 
duct, speaking, action and behavior. 

o 

Music, the greatest good that mortal man knows; all 
of heaven we have below. 



The difference between death and sleep, is not much; 
sleep is the half-way station. 

o 

What may appear the greatest calamities, often turn 
out great blessings. 

o 

The man that has no virtue, ever envieth virtue in 
others. (Bacon). 

o 

It is too late to lock the stable door, when the steed is 
stolen. (Lilly). 

o 

Jf the blind lead the blind ; both shall fall into the ditch. 
(St. Matthew). 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 169 

You can't carry good and evil in the same carcass ; you 
can't cook potatoes and poison in the same pot, it means 
destruction to both. 

o 

Among the relics of the benighted ages, the blackest 
is war. 

o 

Walking and working along side of a lame man; by- 
and-by you will be lame. 

o 

Great thoughts recorded, get stronger as they get old- 
er; they are like sour crout and whiskey. 

o 

A Democrat Congress, will keep the political pot from 
boiling over. 



The wolf at the door; the butcher after the meat bill. 

o 

The life of the body, is graded by the strength of the 
stomach. 



If we want to get to Heaven, we must start the enter- 
ing wedge in this world. 

o 

If you do a righteous act, you don't need to boast of it. 

o 

Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, 
wealthy and wise. (Franklin.) 

You often hear people say, "if I was young again, I 
would do so and so." With the same passions and desires 
you would do the same thing, but likely much worse. 

o 

To speak as you think is an index to a man of character. 

o 

In all the ways of life, acknowledge God and he will 
direct thy paths. (Scripture.) 

o 

The Apostle Paul said, "your body is the temple of the 
Holy Spirit." 



170 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

There are persons who are able to converse with you, 
and at the same time play a difficult piece of music. We call 
this intuition in music. 

o 

Humble yourself before God and man, then you can 
expect honor. 

o 

When your husband does you a kind act, thank him 
and encourage him in his work and let him know that you 
love him. 

o 

No man knows where Moses was buried. No one 
knows where he will go after he is dead. 

o 

Many men have very good traits of character, and at 
the same time you find them very mean men. 

o 

Take the honor and poetry from war, and you have 
the blackest, cold-blooded butchery and murdering. General 
Sherman gave it the right name, when he said : "War is 
hell." 

o 

God instituted sleep to rebuild the body. The Lord's 
supper was instituted to rebuild the spiritual body — the soul. 

o 

When we know so little about the future, we should 
do all we can to improve the present. 

-o 

Looking into the telescope at the wrong end, makes the 
instrument a perfect failure. Even so in men when placed 
in positions in which they are not fitted for, they are perfect 
failures. 



A fat goose to be picked, is to develop a law suit with a 
rich man who thinks himself smart enough for sharp law- 
yers to fleece him. 

o 

The earth is spinning along in her orbit around the 
sun, at the rate of twenty million miles per second, and not 
varying one minute in her appointed time. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 171 

A pretty young lady shows her beauty more clearly in a 
plain dress, than when dressed in the finest silks, to captivate 
a good man. 

o 

The headlight is the forerunner of the train. The 
spirit-of-God-light is the forerunner of a good man. 

o 

Notwithstanding the many sources which the Mediter- 
ranean sea has in gaining water, it don't change. All is 
taken up by evaporation. 

o 

Great wealth is like carrying a great load. It adds only 
to unhappiness. Just enough of wealth to answer our daily 
wants, develops the best happiness. 

o 

Insulting people is like treading on hot coals; you are 
sure to jump in both cases. 

o 

By their fidgity and fussing, some women are as un- 
happy as a fish out of water, making their presence a state 
of perfect misery. 

o 

No one was ever lost on a straight road, unless he was 
a fool or a blind man ; no one that follows the laws of right- 
eousness was ever lost. 



All creation is made better under the influence of cheer- 
fulness. 



Handling business men, at the proper time, is more than 
half of the battle. 



If you break a window glass you can't put it together ; 
your character, if it is broken, you can't put it together 
again. & 



Better a boy or girl unborn, than go through life illit- 
erate. fe 



Proverbs are the wisdom of ages. 



172 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

They are slaves who dare not be in the right. 

o 

Reason's whole pleasure lies in three words — health, 
hope and competence. 

o 

The body is the only machine that oils itself. 

o 

An all-around man must have something to think of 
higher than himself. 

o 

Do not fill the mouth too full in eating. 

o 

When a thing don't suit you, say so quietly. 

o 

The greatest inventions emanate from very small be- 
ginnings ; don't shy at small things. 

o 

We live in an age of mental and physical dyspepsia, on 
account of over eating. 

o 

From the hour of the invention of printing, books, not 
kings, were the rule in the world; weapons forged in the 
mind were to supplant the sword and the battle axe. 

o 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. (Bible.) 

o 

That which is transplanted too often, does not prosper. 

o 

Trust in the Lord forever. (Bible.) 

o 

Love is the master key that opens every man's heart. 

o 

Conceit may puff a man up, but never props him up. 

o 

A deaf person always stamps his feet while walking. 

o 

Red-haired people are generally good natured; but 
when they are aroused, they are great fighters. 
-o- 



Poverty and weakness go hand in hand. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 173 

Stuttering is very contagious. 
o 

Where we find the medium of snow fall, there we find 
the best civilization, the best patriotism and the most perfect 
freedom. This criterion will do for the whole world. 



The lazy cuckoo lays her eggs in another bird's nest, 
and lets her hatch them and take care of the young. Her in- 
dependence of character runs low. 

o 

The pores perform a great function in keeping the 
organs of our body healthy by throwing off impurities. 
They also grade the temperature of the body. 

o 

Savages have no trades, hence there is no progress 
among them. It is the individual trades and professions 
that develop progress. 

o 

Rocks enclose coal, hold streams, and lay the founda- 
tion of mighty mountains. (Geology.) 

o 

We find 900 varieties of fossilized vegetation in the for- 
mation of coal. 

Each year you don't laugh, makes it more difficult to 
laugh. Nothing is more healthful than a whole-souled 
laugh. Laugh and grow fat. 



A straight water course by nature's laws, is soon 
changed to a curved one. This same law holds good touch- 
ing the solar system, in all the planets and, no doubt, em- 
braces the entire universe. 



Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 
it night have been. 



Ponder well, and know the right, onward then with all 
thy might, 
Haste not; years can never atone for one reckless act 
done. 



171 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Every one desires to live long and happy. A grand law 
in nature. 

o— — 

Civilization bends to accommodate the environs. 

o 

All good people are anxious to make a sensible record 
in life. 

o 

To steal thrift is a curse, but it is a blessing when got- 
ten honestly. 

o 

The climate near the sea is not so extremely cold or 
warm, hence the best for health and invalids. 

o 

In disguise, Peter the Great worked in Holland for a 
purpose. 

o 

When a man lacks health, wealth and friends, his life 
is at a low ebb; hope is gone. 

o 

Your future life depends immensely on your surround- 
ing friends. 

o 

When your brain lacks blood you need much sleep and 
electricity, also much rich food and no excitement to exhaust 
blood. 

o 

We are as liable to be corrupted by bad books as bad 
company; judge a book, not by the cover, nor a man by his 
clothing. 

o 

Taxation without representation is very unjust; hence, 
the widow who is qualified should have a vote, 

o 

The days of our deepest troubles, are the days of our 
renovation; adapted to bring us in closer touch and com- 
munion with God. 

o 

Some people are always on the look-out for an easy job 
to turn up; many times, they turn up in jail. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 175 

When a young husband is sad, find out the cause of the 
trouble and sympathize. Do all you can to remove the trou- 
ble, you may save a divorce. 

o 

When a woman marries a man, the first thing she 
should do is to find out his whims, and as much as possible 
keep them trimmed nicely. They are the key to his inner 
nature. 

o 

Mirth, is the embroiderv of all the actions of human 
life. 

o 

The Spirit of the Almighty is within us. The Spirit 
of the Almighty is around us, and the Spirit is above us. 

o 

In all conversation and business, a certain amount of 
mirth is as necessary as oil is to machinery. 

o 

Wisdom is harder to get, and to keep bright, than 
riches. 



You should not wear out your good clothes first. Eat 
what is set before you. Don't ask for the best piece of pie 
when you seat yourself at the table. When grace is asked 
at the table, show yourself a man. 
o 

Some old Christians think and say that the strong salt- 
ness, in the Dead Sea, comes from Lot's wife. 
o 

Take the romance from the life of Washington, and 
you have the life of the most notorious rebel that ever lived 
in America. 



The man who has a few good friends, is only loved bv 
a few, and hated by many. 

o 

Many birds than can soar the highest, spend the most 
of their time in the ground and rocks ;"even so in men, many 
spend their days in small offices unnoticed, who might soar 
in the high atmosphere of fame. 



176 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Sweet spring, full of sweet days, and sweet roses. 
(Herbert.) 

o 

When you want a prompt answer, enclose a stamped 
envelope, addressed. 

o 

When your mind hesitates, your head shakes, then stop 
and meditate. 

o 

When all things are prosperous in your behalf, then is 
the time to prepare for a crisis. 

o 

Dyspeptics never lift their feet in a sprightly manner. 

o 

Our lives that have worth, are not graded by days or 
years; but by acts that never die. 

o 

They are never alone, who are accompanied by noble 
thoughts. (Syndey.) 

o 

The finest language, when babies commenced to prat- 
tle, the worst grammar was perfect. 

o 

The snail does not sing; the lazy man don't bloom. 

o 

Where law ends, there tyranny begins. (Pitt.) 

o 

The tree of liberty only grows, when watered by the 
blood of tvrants. 



The quicker prosperity is gained in anything, the soon- 
er it dies. 



Wool, sticking in a sheep dog's teeth, is evidence 
against his moral character. 

o— 

A lazy man don't make a good grave digger; he sits 
too much and quite too soon. 

o 

A happy old age is the result of a good young life. 




NATHAN C. SCHAEFFER 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 177 

The safety of the people depends on the subjugation 
of all criminals. 

o 

It is the value of your knowledge, that makes you val- 
uable. 

o 

A fool and his money, are soon parted. 

o 

An ape may chance to sit among doctors. 

o 

There is no fool so bad, as an old fool. 

o j 

Know thyself, presume not God to scan. 

o 

Knowledge is power. (Noah Webster.) 

o 

Knowledge in youth, is wisdom in old age. 

o 

He that boasts of his knowledge, proclaims his ignor- 
ance. 

o 

A fool is busy in every one's business, but his own. 

o 

He that knows the least, commonly presumes to know 
the most. 

o 

It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright. 

o 

There is no art that can make a fool wise. He will 
never set the town on fire. 

o 

There is no royal road to learning. 

o 

The best blood, by learning, is refined. 

o 

On a long journey, a straw is heavy. 

o 

Education polishes good natures and corrects bad ones. 

o 

To travel makes wise men better, and fools worse. 



178 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The true darkness among the people is ignorance. 

o 

Only a vigorous brain and a great nervous system is of 
great importance. 

o 

As the suicides and insanities increase among any peo- 
ple, in the same proportion civilization increases. 

o 

Envy is one of the most hateful feelings, it is found in 
all living creatures. 

o— — 

Travel is a great source of wisdom. 

o 

History repeats itself. 

o 



Sir Isaac Newton's reason was aroused by seeing the 
apple fall to the ground, which caused him to reveal the 
world the laws of gravity. 

o 

Direct your conversation, as much as possible, to things 
pertaining to the person to whom you are conversing. 

o 

They laugh that win. (Shakespeare). 

o 

There was a laughing devil in his eye. (Byron). 

o 

Conspicuous by his absence. (Tacitus). 

o 

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. (Beatty). 

o 

Young men for war; old men for counsel. (Old 
Maxim). 

o 

The shape of your head, is the shape of your mind. 

o 

Oh, woman! Lovely woman! Nature made thee. 
(Shakespeare). 

o 

Wretched soul, bruised with adversity. (Shakes- 
peare). 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 179 

All wisdom and good sense, runs into proverbs. 

o 

Sin is any transgression against the laws of nature, 
which are the laws of God. 

o 

Berney, the abolition candidate, got 45 votes in 1837; 
26 years from that date every slave in North America was 
liberated, which result eminated from the Berney Party. 
At this date a slavery tolerated in the United States may 
call on a Gideon or a Joshua at any time. 

o 

To bring out the strongest expression of reason it 
must be well seasoned with hearty laughter. 

o 

The greatest fact in schooling is to teach scholars to 
reason ; it is the greatest word in education. 

o 

Reason will teach us to think wisely, to speak prudently 
End to behave properly. 

Music is more marvelous in doing good than poetry; 
there is nothing the devil hates worse than music. 
o 

A house without books, resembles a man without a 
soul. 



In speaking to a person having a title, do not in every 
sentence address him in such manner. 



Gentlemen, accompanying ladies, should defray all 
expenses. 

o 

Yawning in the presence of others, or in a public meet- 
ing, is not permissible. 

o 

Caring for your own comfort first, is low-breeding. 

o 

Watt, seeing the steam pouring out of the tea kettle, 
aroused his genius, which caused him to invent the steam 
engine. 



180 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

To destroy a stomach by continual medicine taking, is 
as much of a sin as too much whiskey drinking. 

o 

It requires no ability to become a drunkard; but it re- 
quires a patriotic effort to become a thorough abstainer. 

o 

To let liquor alone on your own account, is selfish ; but 
if we do it for our neighbor's sake, it is noble, Godlike. 

o 

Strong drink makes a stubborn, and a frivolous charac- 
ter. 

o 

Children in Japan, are taught to write with both hands, 

o 

Self-effort makes a better, and a stronger education, 
than all the colleges can develop. 

o 

Work while you work, and play while you play; for 
that is the way to be cheerful and gay. 

o 

If your husband is jealous of you, remove the cause as 
soon as possible ; it may cause a frightful tragedy. 

o 

We learn to know better the next time, by thinking 
over the past life. 

o 

Difficulties are not calculated to discourage, but to en- 
courage. (Channing.) 

o 

The number of tools sin has is innumerable; the devil 
has a key to handle all of them. 

o 

It appears marvelous that such a volume of knowledge 
can be stored systematically in a human brain. 

o 

By adding French, Latin and Hebrew, to a woman's 
tongue, very often unfits her to be in a house. 

o— 

God organized the camel to cross the desert, the same 
as the steamers are organized to cross the ocean. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 181 

The more serious a man lives within, the more plain he 
lives without. 

o 

Sweet sleep, is the sign of a good conscience, and a 
good preparation for the Kingdom of God, 

o 

The most noxious weed grows the most prolific; the 
blacker the vice the faster it grows. 

o 

The richest and happiest man, is the one who has the 
largest number of Heavenly blessings in his favor, for the 
many good deeds done. 

— — o — - 
The sharpness of the property lines, are an index to 
the value of the property ; sharpness of sectarian lines, is the 
value of the religious lines of the church, 

o 

If all the inhabitants of a nation were wealthy, in a 
very short while the nation would be a weakling. 

o 

It is not good to be happy long at a time ; there are too 
many temptations where too much prevails. 

— — o 

There is no credit in being defeated ; but there is credit 
in being victorious the next time. 

o 

We need more example, and not so much instruction. 

o 

Boys, raised in the country, crowd out boys raised in 
the cities, in all positions of life. 

o 

A minister preaches his best sermon, by a good example 
in his daily life. 

o 

Good advices are all right, but a good example is much 
better. 



Crisp sayings, are like gems that crack. 

o 

Rich in character, is better than rich in estate. 



182 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

If you want to have a thing done to please you, do it 
yourself. 

o 

When the horse is stolen, it is too late to put a lock on 
the door. When all is spent, it is too late to save. 

o 

The counsel from the goose bone is : "pay as you go ;" 
the Philosopher's stone contains the same version. 

o 

Every day means a short life, and although short as it 
may seem, it may contain a great step in the history of your 
earthly, or Heavenly happiness. 

o 

Learn to live, and live to learn. (Old Maxim). 

o 

Nothing had, if nothing ventured. 

o 

Woeful want, is produced by willful waste. 

o 

Rich merchants are produced from quick returns. 

o — — 

Contentment, with little, is the greatest wealth on 
earth. 



Keep a close watch on the affairs of your lite, and God 
will not let vou stick. 



Those who go sorrowing, Me the ones that are con- 
tinualh' torrowing. 



Make hay while the sun shines. (Maxim). 

o 

Nothing goes so far as politeness, and costs so littl e . 

o 

The best preventative from temptation, is continual oc- 
cupation. 

o 

As plain as the nose on a man's face. 

o 

As cross as a bear with a sore head. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 183 

Make sobriety a habit, and intemperance will be hate- 
ful to thee. 



We can acquire spiritual habits. Set hours for prayer 
will become a habit and, in a spiritual sense, amount to 
about the same as a praying machine. 
o 

The beginning of Christianity was called a custom, or 
habit. 



The lips pray in vain, unless the heart says "Amen." 

o 

Good habits grow by daily unconsciousness, until they 
are quite natural. 

o 

Oh, what a volume is contained in a child's prayer, 
though so simple! 

o 

The greatest fact in humanity, is congeniality in matri- 
mony. 

o 

Before you a^e married, promises and pledges are 
cheap. 

o ■ 

If you shoot at random through the top of a tree, you 
will not kill many squirrels ; take good aim before you fire. 

o 

Let the sun shine in your heart, and keep the wrinkles 
out of your face. 

o 

The way of the transgressor is hard. (Bible). 

o 

As much as possible, keep the same gait; sometimes 
slow, then fast, is sure to break the singletree. 

o 

The mark of your success, is all centered in your eter- 
nal vigilance. 



Independence of character, means to paddle your own 
canoe. 



181 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Too much discussion is better than not enough, al- 
though there may be sharp words on the subject. Sharp 
words are the liver pills in discussion ; they are the renova- 
tors. Placid and sweet discussion produces holes for the 
devil to get through. 

o 

There is not near so much fun in flat land as there is in 
hilly land. It flat land there is too much system and arith- 
metic, not enough variety ; the laugh is killed by system. 

o 

What a large percentage have rheumatism when the 
wife says, "will you take the lawn mower and spell me a 
little while/' 

o 

If you are sick, repining will not help you, but make 
you worse. All you need is a good whole-souled laugh. 

o 

Some men are born great ; some by industry, become 
great, and some have greatness thrust upon them. 

o 

You trust in God, health, a good wife, grit and econo- 
my and your success is sure. 

o 

There is always a conflict between good and bad. When 
we do the best we know how, God at last will lead us to 
victory. 

o 

The long race is not to the swift or to the strong, but it 
is to the one who is the nearest right in the sight of God and 
man. 

o 

The man who cannot appreciate music is to be pitied, 
for the heavenly life he is almost a blank. 

o 

No author uttered so many pithy sayings as Shake- 
speare. 

o 

Many islands are formed from the bodies of coral, also 
forming grand harbors. Many of these islands and harbors 
required thousands of years of constant labor. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 185 

The Puritans were the most zealous and aggressive in 
their religious belief, hence their impress on the American 
Republic is found to this day. 

o 

Spare the rod, and spoil the child. 

o 

It is not any more difficult to be engaged in an honest 
and legitimate business, than one that requires much chi- 
chancery and low trickery. 

o 

Battles train soldiers for war; storms train mariners 
for ocean life. 

o 

A blind man cannot care for his clothing; a man spirit- 
ually blind cannot care for his spiritual outfit. 

o ■ 

In some people, the spirituality is so largely developed, 
that it is alrr.ost impossible to do wrong. 

o 

A hope, like a flying kite, when going higher, is very 
pleasant ; but if the string break and the kite falls, the pleas- 
ure is quickly checked. 

o 

Easier going than coming, if you have ventured too 
far. 

o — — 

A woman can afford to give her husband more pres- 
ents than he can her, because she charges them all to him. 

o 

A dog thought a stick of dynamite a bone; it was his 
last think. 



The spendthrift is always hard run for money. 

o 

The reason we do not feel the pressure of the air, is 
because it is equal on all sides of the body; fifteen pounds 
to the square inch. 

o 

The respect that old age commands at the present, is 
verv limited. 



186 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

A man who has consumption, walks largely on his 
toes. 



Maxims, are the condensed good sense, of a nation. 

o 

Age does not improve pedigree. (Old saying). 

o 

The man who has liver complaint, takes short, irregu- 
lar steps. 

o 

Read not to contradict and refute, but to weigh and to 
consider. 



The power of invention has been conferred by nature 
upon a few; upon these few, the power of progress de- 
pends. 

o— — 

For civilization, the pen is a thousand-fold more pow- 
erful than the cannon. 



Happy is the man who lives in harmony with his Cre- 
ator. 

o 

We can't see or feel time; it is the medium direct from 
the hands of the Creator, to regulate the operations of the 
universe. 

o 

Long steps; large soundness and liberality. 

o 

Any animal that makes a soft, cooing sound, is tame 
and herbiverous. 



Any animal that makes a sharp and shrill noise, is 
bloodthirsty. 



Anything that looks wrong, and sounds wrong, is 
wrong before God and man. 

The germ in an acorn, for a large oak tree, can't be 
seen; the soul in a child, for a great mind, can't be seen. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 187 

There are two things that widows should cultivate; 
one is good health, the other is independence of character. 

o 

As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined. 

o 

Small pebbles, when petrified, make great mountains ; 
small savings accumulates millions and supports nations. 

o 

Come unto me all ye that are heavy laden, and \ will 
give you rest. (Bible). 

o 

The discontented man finds no easy chair. 

o 

To be contented with little, is true happiness. 

o 

Health is not valued, until it is lost through sickness. 

o 

A good appetite does not want sauce. 

o 

Life is too short, to learn more than one trade. 

o 

Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home. 

o 

A good life keeps off wrinkles. 

o 

No man can serve two masters. 

o 

A small, house, well filled, is better than an empty pal- 
ace. 



Men make houses, but women make homes. 

o 

Every bird likes his own nest best. 

o 

Home is home, be it ever so humble. 

o 

All mothers desire to have good children. 

o 

A father maintains ten children better than ten chil- 
dren maintain one father. 



188 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

You can't get an insurance policy on your character; 
you must risk the Gospel engine to save, you from the fiery 
place. 

o 

What is not wanted, is dear at a penny. 

o ■ 

Make the best out of a bad bargain. 

o 

To work for a dead horse. 

o 



Avoid a slanderer as you would a scorpion. 

o 

To use caustic language in business, should invariably 
be avoided. 

o 

Entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained 
angels. 

o 

As welcome as snow in the summer. 

o 

The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind ex- 
ceeding fine. 

o 

Be just, before you are generous. 

o 

Honor thy father and thy mother. 

o 

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. 

o 

The way to fame is J ike the way to Heaven; through 
much tribulation. 



Straws show how the wind blows. 

o 

Go to the ant, thou sluggard, consider her ways and be 
happy. 

o 

Like angel visits, few and far between. 



He let the cat out of the 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. lS9 

The man that is in every good cause a kicker, is an 
Ugly drone under th*jvheels of progress. 

o 

The first step to virtue, is to abstain from vice. 

o 

Virtue and happiness, are mother and daughter. 

o 

He who is guided by virtue, cannot do wrong. 

o ] 

There never was a good war, nor a bad peace. 

o 

Willful waste, brings woeful want.- 

o 

Quick come, quick go. 

o 



Lose a leg, rather than life. 
-o- 



Careless shepherds, make many a feast for the wolf. 

o 

Caution, is the parent of safety. 

o 

If thou dealest with a fox, think of his tricks. 

o 

Honey is sweet, but the bee stings. 

o 

We don't know under which stone the scorpion lurks. 

o 

The sleeping fox catches no poultry. 

o 

A rainbow in the morning, gives the shepherd warn- 
ing. 

o 

A rainbow at night, is the shepherd's delight. 

o 

To talk about the change of weather, is the talk of 
fools. 



The weakest go to the wall. 
-o- 



To dance to every man's pipe. 



190 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

When a child, I spake as a child ; I understood as a 
child, but when I became a man, I put away childish 
things. (St. Paul). 

o 

There are men who are like a flock of wildgeese in a 
thunder storm, dashed hither and thither, and at last landed 
in a pond and then cooked. Hence : "His goose was 
cooked." 

o 

The man who preaches and prays for temperance, and 
then votes for " whiskey" candidates, corresponds with the 
Bible expression : "Thou art neither hot nor cold ; hence, 
I will spew thee out of my mouth." 

o 

Better be without a talent, than to make use of it in 
the wrong direction. 

o 

Wise thoughts that take deep root, by and by develop 
part of our nature and prove a great blessing. 

o 

All truly great men, can give a good toast at the proper 
time. 



Every great monument in the world, is is an emula- 
tion from enthusiasm. 

o 

A picture is a poem without words. 

o 

Educated people's wages, average 47 per cent, higher 
than illiterates. 



Purity is better than popularity; true merit is better 
than honor. 



Wealth brings friends to nations, as well as individu- 
als. 



Females should do all they can to keep their appear- 
ance fresh and young without show in dress — more than 
common sense demands. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 191 

For purity, good health and long life, use nature's food 
and drink. 

o 

Black animals are more powerful than lighter colors. 

o 

Black eyes and hair are more powerful in fascination. 

o 

Any creature that has a round head, makes many 
round curves in walking. 

o 

A smooth mouth for timidity. 

o 



A large mouth; a sign of liberality. 

o 

Music is the best nerve medicine on the face of the 
earth. 

Flowers chase evil spirits out of the house. (Luther). 

o 

All the fools are not dead yet. 

o 

None but a fool, is always right. 

o 

Penny wise, and pound foolish. 

o 

Wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance. 

o 

Do as the bees do, take the honey and leave the thorns. 

o 

The fuller the cask, the duller the sound. 

o 

Two eyes see more than one. 
-o- 



He is the most powerful, who governs himself. 

o 

The weakest must hold the candle. 

o 

The worst spoke in a cart breaks first. 

o 

The man who has weak eves, turns his toes in. 



192 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Who will not feed the cats, must feed the mice and 
rats. 



A miserly father, makes a Prodigal Son. 

o 

Beauty is but skin deep. Beauty vanishes; virtue en- 
dures. 

o 

She that is born a beauty, is half married. 

o 

From small beginnings, come great things. 

o 

Learn to creep before you run. 

o ■ ] 

A bad beginning, often makes a good ending. 

o 

The stream never rises above the spring's head. 

o 

He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. 

o- 

Change of pasture makes fat calves. 

o . 

Never refuse a good offer. 
-o- 



Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. (Frank- 
lin). 

o 

Kill two birds with one stone. 
-o- 



That which is everybody's business is nobody's busi- 
ness. 

-o 

A nimble sixpence is better than a slow shilling. 

o 

As busy as a hen with one chick. 

o 

A good occupation is better than a golden girdle. 

o 

The worth of a thing, is what it will bring in the mar- 
ket. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 193 



An old man, is twice a child. 
o 



Speak well of the dead. 

-o- 



Who shall decide, when the doctors disagree? (Pope.) 

u 

Care is the greatest enemy to life; it kills more than 
work. 

o 

The young geese should be careful, when the fox is 
preaching. 

o 

Religion, like money that did not cost much, don't 
last long. 

o 

Have a place for everything, and everything in its 
place. 

o 

Never forget to ask pardon for all wongs and mistakes. 

o 

The man who revolves around himself all the time, in 
a short time wears out the cogs. 

o 

No one who has decided to be with God, is ever dis- 
appointed 

o 

The kingdom of God is within us. 

o 

There is no higher career possible, than to make a 
home beautiful. 

o 

Marrying into blood relationship should be discour- 
aged. In some cases where the temperaments are con- 
genial, it may do fairly well. 

o 

Hypnotic influence, and mutual love, are two things ; 
hypnotism may induce you to marry any creature. Our 
good mothers called this influence the power to charm ; 
two sickly persons, of the same ailment, should not marry 
together. 



194 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Be sure to have the right man in the right place. 

o 

Make a fire of straw, you have much smoke, but little 
warmth. 

o— 

You can't save yourself with a saw ; but it is good to 
saw wood. 

o 

Prosperity gains friends ; adversity tries them. 

o 

To make both ends meet. 

o 



If it were a snake, it would bite you. 

o 

Be on the safe side. 



Prepare for a rainy day. 
o- 



Least said, is soonest mended. 

o 

Discretion in speech is more than eloquence 

o 

A penny saved is a penny gained. 

o 

Take care of the pence; the pounds will take care of 
themselves. 

— -o 

It takes two to make a quarrel. 

o 

He fights his own shadow. 
-o- 



Deep rivers move in silence; shallow brooks are noisy. 

o 

Religious contention, is the devil's harvest. 

o 
Take out of one pocket and put it in the other. 

o 

Without prayer, no work is well begun. 

o - 

Desperate diseases, require desperate remedies. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 195 

Wrong no man by doing injury. (Bible). 

o 

The Nile Valley fills at the rate of four inches in a 
one hundred years. Bricks have been found buried 60 
feet in the sediment. 

o 

The human and animal kingdoms suffer pain, pro- 
portionately to the sensitiveness of the nervous system. 

o 

There should be one-seventh of a difference in the 
temperaments between man and wife, to represent a con- 
genial match. 

o 

If a man has very light hair and eyes, and marries a 
woman of very light hair and eyes, he will be at the head of 
an idiotic family; likely some will be blind. 

o 

A man of very black hair and eyes, who marries a 
woman of the same temperament, will be at the head of a 
bright,sickly, nervous and very unhappy family. 

o 

All nature is harmonized by a difference of one-sev- 
enth, hence in a congenial match, there is a difference of 
one-seventh in the temperaments. 

o 

To slight the youngest children should never be per- 
mitted. 



Keep the place of your business, the most tidy in the 
whole block. 



Never be slow on waiting on customers, should they be 
white, black, or poor. 

o 

Four kingdoms, Human, Animal, Vegetable and Min- 
eral. They all merge into a great combine: God, the 
King of kings, and Lord of lords. 

o 

In bringing up a child, think of its old age. (Fou- 
bert). 



196 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Worldly aims must be crucified, before we can attain 
spiritual bliss. 

o 

The science of Chemistry, is the greatest as a branch 
of human development. 

o 

Very often noted characters are idiots, excepting one 
preeminent trait of character. 

o 

More great men are born in the spring, than any 
other time. 

o 

When we have nothing to take hold of, we are apt to 
embrace God, rather than die in despair. 

o 

It was the last straw that broke the camel's back. 
(Old Maxim). 

o 

Love is like corn; it thrives when cultivated. 

o 

Riches have wings, that is the reason they sometimes 
fly. 

o 

The happiness and beautiful songs of the birds, de- 
clare that the air is their Heaven. 



Cheerfulness to a few, may give gladness to many. 

o 

Better be a man than a millionaire. 

o 

Anonymous letters, are the weapons of cowards. 

o 

Character is the poor man's saving bank. 

o 

The salt of life, is the activity in a useful vocation. 

o 

Economy is of priceless value through a busy life. 

o 

Beware of hasty engagements; nine times out of ten, 
they prove failures. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 197 

Satan has many ways to entrap to sin; but the most 
prolific is the one that carries the key to its name, and said 
key is nearly always lost — "whis-(key)." 

o 

In the last two years, 30,000 wives were murdered by 
drunken husbands. 

o 

Whatever you do, do with all your might. 

o 

Penmanship is the queen of arts. 

o 

The more knowledge you have of the Creator and his 
laws, the more powerful you are. 

o 

Like magnets, all great leaders magnetize communi- 
ties. 

o 

Egotists, in the day of Solomon, were called fools. 

o 

The foundation of a man's usefulness, is the value 
of his word ; it is the golden charm of his character. 

o 

Too much land prosperity may be a great nuisance to 
a man. 

o 

Prefer solitude, before base associations. 

o 

Usefulness is the badge of a noble gentleman. 

~o 

Good health, is better than wealth. (M. E. Crock). 

o 

Do thy duty, that is best ; leave unto the Lord the rest. 
(M. E. Crock). 

o 

To gain the most perfect happiness in matrimony, the 
laws of nature are the most perfect guide, because thev 
are the laws of God. 



A very small woman should not marrv a verv large 
man. 



198 BOOK OF PROVERBS, 

A man with a baby mouth, has a babyish disposition. 

o 

A broad, straight mouth, and lips evenly proportioned, 
are the indexes of a manly character. 

o 

You see two persons, as you think, perfectly happy; 
examine, and, notwithstanding, you find a cinder in the eye. 

o 

Hand-shaking is dangerously unhealthy and should be 
avoided, unless at noonday prayer meeting. 

— o 

The smith's mare, and the cooler's wife, are always the 
worst shod. 

o 

The nearer to the bone, the sweeter the meat. 

o 

Always be sure that you have the right saddle, on the 
right horse. 

o 

It is not the hen that cackles the most, that lays the 
most eggs. 

o 

The mewing cat is never a good mouser. 

o 

There are many ways of killing a dog, without chok- 
ing him to death with butter. 

o 

If you hold the bag in stealing apples, you are as guilty 
as the one that picks the apples and puts them into the bag. 

o 

Be sure that you cut your coat in harmony with the 
amount of cloth you have. 

o , 

Take things always by the smooth handle. 

o 

It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks; like a cat, 
he will always light on his feet. 

o 

Always accommodate yourself to the surroundings 
and to the times. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 199 

The remedy is worse than the disease. 

o 

] It costs more to revenge injuries, than to bear them. 

o 

It is a dangerous thing to dig pits for other folks. 

o 

He was caught in his own snare. 

o— • , i 

A full purse never lacks friends. 

o \ . j 

Give me neither poverty nor riches. * ^ 

o— 

He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. 

o— 

The smallest children are nearest to God. The small- 
est planets are nearest to the sun. (Righter). 

o 

Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child. (Lav- 
ater) . 

o 

Not to do anything is to be a parasite; not giving 
anything to the world. 

o 

We have no right to our daily bread unless we work 
for it. 

— — o- 

A frog in the well is just as happy as the astronomer; 
he keeps in his own latitude. 

o 

The man who has muddy shoes does not care where he 
walks ; so with a man with a soiled conscience. 



Every child walks into existence, through the golden 
gate of love. (Beecher). 

o 

Children are living jewels, dropped from Heaven. 

o 

Children that die young, are like spring bulbs that have 
their flowers prepared; nothing to do but to break ground 
and blossom, and pass away. (Beecher). 



200 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Virtue, pushed too far, becomes a fault. 

o 

The habit of doing hard things, prepares us for the 
crisis of life. 

o 

Every home, and every life, have their own atmos- 
phere. 

o 

No one can rise nearer to God, and not draw others high- 
er. (Flower). 

o 

Obey the inner voice of your nature, and you are all 
right. 

o 

If you are happy on earth, it is certain you will be 
happy in Heaven. 

o 

The greatest force in the universe works quietly, which 
is electricity. 

o 

Intemperance never rules over a happy home. 

o 

The death of intemperance would mean happiness to 
millions. 



To read without reflecting, is like eating without di- 
gesting. (Burke). 

o 

Sins, like knots on trees, are an index to rotten spots. 

o 

The blacker the skms are, the sooner they kill them- 
selves. .: 



All evil brings its own destruction. 

— — o 

A hog on ice is helpless, even so is an independent and 
selfish man. 



When angry, remain quiet until you have gained an 
equilibrium ,\/* . _ 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 201 

A good word is as soon said, as a bad one. 

o 

No part of nature has power to do anything of itself, 
all life power comes from God. 

o— 

Love makes fools' wits, and wits fools. 



Love makes time pass faster than anything else. 

o 

Love in old bachelors, like fire in old wood, once start- 
ed, is hard to be put out. 

o 

Extraordinary genius is an index to degeneracy, and is 
always found in disproportioned persons. 

o 

The sunshine of the soul is the outgrowth of stormy 
nights of sorrow. 

o 

Lunatics, idiots, Indians and women are not permitted 
to vote. Brother, you don't want your sister classified in 
the list. 



The English have made 1,000 drunkards to one Chris- 
tian in their missionary labor among the heathen. 

o 

The life between mirth and grief should be so tempered 
as to give a sweet bloom to all time. 

o 

Before we can have a proper growth, we must be root- 
ed and grounded so deeply in divine love, that the light of 
Heaven is all the time before us. 



Great knowledge brings great responsibilities. 

o 

The night of sorrow is as necessary as the noonday sun. 
The growth is most at night in all divinity. 

o 

Appetite is appetite for stomach or soul ; the great prin- 
ciple in our life is to have it satisfied with good, natural, 
healthy, spiritual food or physical. 



202 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

General Sherman said : "War is Hell/' The General 
was never henpecked by a loud-mouthed woman; had he 
been, he would not have been such a crank on kissing wo- 
men. 

o 

Keep company with Kings and Queens of human 
thoughts ; in a short time you are one of them. 

o 

Keep your mind filled with loving thoughts, and you 
will be loving. 

o 

Music gives a glimpse of Heaven more clearly than can 
be found on earth. 

o 

Never do evil that good may come. 

o 

Oaks fall when reeds brave the storm. 

o 

He that endures with patience is a conqueror. 

o 

In many cases silence carries more eloquence than 
speech. 

o 

In the company of strangers, circumspection in speak- 
ing is an ornament. 

o 

Short and sweet. 



Tis better to be brief than tedious. 

o 

The best training a boy can have is to be able to meet 
great responsibilities. 

o 

The dogs that bark loud seldom bite. 

o 

The noisiest drum has nothing in it but air. 

o 

One tooth broke out of a saw will destroy the use of 
the saw ; one bad act in your life will destroy the use of your 
character. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 203 

The plunging of a big fish out of water will kill it very 
quickly ; plunging of a big lie out of the water of listeners 
will soon die. 

o 

In removing a great block you must strike it obliquely ; 
the same in removing a great sin, you must strike it oblique 1 - 

iy. 

o 

Much secret prayer gives success in public prayer. 

o 

Saints are not fattened on grain from the stillhouse. 

o 

In the truly-penitent, zealous prayer you don't need to 
hunt the proper words to express your thoughts ; the Holy 
Spirit will direct you. 

— ^-o 

Living thoughts put in a nut shell will live, sprout and 
bring grand thoughts, called gems. 

o 

Stolen love, like stolen pasture to a cow, makes it taste 
sweeter. 

o 

The company we keep is an index to our inate char- 
acter. 

o 

To call the devil an angel of light, will not change his 
standing. 

o 

Money is like a child's toys; if not put to use it adds 
to unhappiness. Toys locked up add to a boy's unhappiness. 

o 

They always talk, but never think. 

o 

Friendship, like roses, withers and dies, but the seeds 
remain. 



A barking dog never was a good hunter. 

o 

Leaky pitchers and great talkers are alike; everything 
runs out of them. 



204 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

They love the least that let men know it. 

o 

Who love too much hate in like extreme. 

o 

Many big words, and many feathers, go to the pound. 

o 

Long life is assured to those that are good and obey the 
laws. 

o 

It is not money that makes the man rich, but content- 
ment with what he has. 

o 

The early bird catches the worm. 

o 

To succeed, one must be very prudent. (Napoleon). 

o 

Nations sicken and die like men. 

o 

Real worth cannot be attained without courageous 
working. 

o 

The law which governs all law, is the law of nature., 
or the law of God. 



Let reason and kindness be united, and they seldom 
fail to carry the point. 

o 

The importance of a man, is in what he knows. 

o 

The creation of a thousand forests may depend on one 
acorn. 

o 

A man is never too old to learn. (Middleton). 

o 

Childhood shows the man, as the morning shows the 
day. (Wilson). 

o 

A good word is as easily said as a bad one. 

o ■ 

A clear conscience fears no accusation. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 205 

If you don't govern your passions in a short time they 
govern your reason and conscience. 

o 

When we know that our future depends on our present 
life, is it not strange that we take so little interest in our- 
selves ? 

o 

When you practice temperance in your young life, you 
need not abstain when in old age. 



If God is for us, who can be against us? (Rom. 7131.) 

o 

No music is sweeter than to hear the dear, little girl sing 
her little baby sister to sleep. It is more charming than the 
most classic music, even more than from the greatest mu- 
sical college in the world. 

o 

Sects are formed not by reason, but by the surround- 
ings, no difference how inconsistent they are. 

o 

Hunting happiness, like singing psalms to a dead horse, 
is slow in coming. 

o 

Don't buy a pig in the poke. 
-o- 



Your honesty is an index to your character and credit. 

o 

God built the Bermuda islands from coral, to produce 
early vegetation to supply the United States. 

o 

^ Take all the ladies with all their artistic skill, and they 
can't make a spider-web. The young spider that never saw 
a web, can make as good a one as the old spider can. All 
done by artistic skill, governed by instinct. 

o 

The worst foe a man has to contend with is anger; it 
destroys all in all that belongs to man. 

o 

We never know the worth of water until the well is 
dry. 



206 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Trees grow strong by wrestling with the winds. Boys 
and girls grow strong by battling with the rough edges of 
hardships. 

o 

Hot house children remain as long as they live, and nev- 
er amount to much in education, work or business. 

o 

God tells the people when the missionary field is ready; 
he discovers gold or something else; a great rush of people 
goes ; missionaries go, and heathendom goes. 

o 

Every good act you do God gives you credit until, by 
and by, your face shines. 

o 

To the extent intoxicants change a face; to the same 
extent the brain and mind is changed. 

o 

If you are on the dark side, polish it, transform it, and 
make it the brightest side. 

o 

Nobody but a bad and unreliable citizen sells his vote. 

o 

Bad temper is a snap of the old man's teeth touching 
the country of brimstone. 

o 

The Creator knows no death. 
o 



A deaf person always stamps his feet while walking. 

o 

Children are smooth, but age comes, wrinkles and scars 
appear; not unlike trees, by and by knots and decay set in 
•and death follows. 

o 

Easy come, easy go. (Old Maxim.) 

o 

Often great endings have small sources. 

-o 

The man who has very light hair and eyes, and marries 
a lady of very black hair and eyes, has made a mistake ; they 
are opposites and are very uncongenial. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 207 

When landing in a town don't drift hither and thither, 
but be slow and orderly. 

o 

The black plum is as sweet as the white one. 

o 

By judging from appearances you may very often be 
deceived. 

o 

As neat as a pin. 

A dog, like a man, that snaps at everything, is not dan- 
gerous, but the one that hangs on is. 

o 

No one thinks his sweetheart ugly. 

o 

As good out of the world as out of fashion. 

o 

It takes more preparation for a long journey than a 
short one; the long journey to eternity should be well pre- 
pared. 

o 

Wine has drowned more people than the rivers and 
oceans. 

o 

Early to bed makes early rising. 

o 

Better three hours too soon than one minute too late. 

o 

Punctuality in payment of debts assures you of a ready 
loan. 

It is very easy to say too much, even on the best of sub- 
jects. 

o 

A deluge of words and a drop of sense. 

o 

Much chatter, little wit. 

-o- 



There are so many things in religion that have a 
smack of one and a half-dozen of the other. 



208 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

All the wealth of this planet don't amount to as much 
as the interest of one penny would from the day of Cain. 

o 

In the most corrupt places, laws are most multiplied. 
Too many laws are always a sign of weakness. 

— — o 

The greater the mind, the more prolific it is in writing 
good maxims. 

o 

God never made his works for men to amend. (Dry- 
den). 

o 

The strongest passions allow us some rest, but vanity 
keeps perpetually in motion. (Swift). 

o 

In your declining years you can't write love stories the 
same as you could in your clover age. 

o 

A friend should bear a friend's infirmities. (Shakes- 
peare). 

o 

The handmaid of duty is pleasure. 

o 

Business neglected, is business lost. 

o 

Language was given to us that we might speak pleasant 
words to each other. 



Time and tide wait on no man. (Old Maxim). 

o 

A man that is all the time overrun with too many irons 
in the fire, is sure to have some burned. 



Never drift, but keep sailing. 
-o- 



The man that has too much hope, builds too many air 
castles. 



Love is the occupation of an idle man, the amusement 
of a busy man, and a shipwreck to a sovereign. 




BYRON W. KING 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 209 

An empty purse and a new house make a man wise, but 
too late. (Portuguese). 

o 

Women want male bosses, and prefer to buy from male 
clerks. 

o 

To err is human; to forgive is divine. (Pope). 

o 

God helps them that help themselves. (Franklin). 

o 

Every honest miller has a golden thumb. (Old Say- 
ing). 

o 

To make a good minister, you need unbounded trust 
in God and great faith in humanity. 

o 

Always yield to the Lord's side in all the affairs of life. 

o 

If a boy has the inclination to be a farmer, let him be 
a farmer. He will be useful and happy, but would be a 
failure as a doctor, preacher or lawyer. 

o 

There are men who are as much averse to making oth- 
ers happy as a mad dog is averse to water. 

o 

Missionary work is simply bread cast on the water; it 
returns with a big interest. 

o 

It is fortunate that we could not all be great ; that would 
have destroyed our ambition. 



Great biographies are made by great mental and phys- 
ical exertions at some time of life. 



If a man is prepared to fill a place there is always a 
place for him. 



Music of the so-called bashfulness is nothing more 
or less than a narrow, mingled vein of conceit — afraid that 
they can't show off as good as their friends. 



210 BOOK OP PROVERBS. 

I am an American ; I live an American ; I die an Amer- 
ican. (Webster). 

o 

He that pitieth the poor lendeth to the Lord. (Bible). 

o 

Every man is a King in his own back yard. 

o 

Every cock is lord in his own dunghill. 

o 

The hen that stays at home picks up the crumbs. 

o 

The wisest thoughts concentrated make Proverbs. 

o 

A truly great man can't be great and mean at the same 
time. 

o 

The young man is to be pitied, that rather chooses a 
drunkard's life than to be sober and independent. 

o 

There is an unseen hand that moves in the affairs of 
men. 

o 

A life of ups and downs carries more pleasant medita- 
tions in old age than a quiet, even life. 

o 

The more open the Bible is taught to all, the better the 
civilization and the better the Christianity. 

o 

Deep, down in the valley of superstition, when books 
are kept under lock and key, inventions were considered the 
work of the devil. 

o 

The person who imagines all the time, often turns out 
to be a notorious liar. 



The man that is always going to do something great 
seldom does anything. 

o 

When death is common, we often wonder that we 
have escaped death so long. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 211 

The parties always win who are on God's side. 



-o- 



Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and 
be wise. (Solomon). 

o 

Great pressure refines metals; the same in man; great 
pressure and great oppression are needed to refine him. 

o 

The very faults we condemn in our neighbors we often 
possess ourselves. 

o 

In the year 54 B. C., Caesar compiled the almanac. 

A great mistake is to buy carpets too good to let the 
sun shine on them. 

-o- 



God creates crooked trees; He also creates crooked 
men. 

o 

A golden mind stoops not to shows of dross. (Shakes- 
peare). v 

-o 



U 1 Fr JT^i hip ^ makeS the least noise is th e most use- 
tul. (Addison). 



We are sure to get the better of fortune if we do not 
grapple with her. (Seneca). 



Great men are not always wise. (Old Testament) 

o . 

Just as the twig is bent, the tree is inclined. (Pope) . 

being^uS 1 " ^ ^^^^ laugh at the idea of 

caused ta^ h °P eIess invali ds ; be- 

cause they take lots of laughing medicine. They are happv. 

aconS !™ ^-^^Z^ r than a bushel of 



212 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

A new love drives out an old love. 

o— 

When you call on your girl, as soon as she yawns look 
for your hat. 

o 

Blustering shows weakness; quiet, self-composure 
shows strength. 

o — 

A man can't be good to himself unless he is equally 
good to others. 

o 

Do the best you can, and trust in God for the results. 

o 

It is a very poor book that can't give you some good 
thoughts; likewise he is a very poor man who can't give 
you some good ideas. 

o 

The feeling is left in an amputated limb for nany 
years; like sinful deeds, they annoy us long years after- 
wards. 

o 

A good canvasser is an independent man better quali- 
fied for the rough side of life than a college graduate. 

o 

Great oaks are not felled by a single stroke ; fame is not 
reached by a single bound. 

o 

Music has charms to soothe the savage beast. 

o 

We live in an age of mental and physical dyspepsia, on 
account of overeating. 



Great thoughts recorded, get stronger as they get old- 
er ; they are like sauerkraut and whiskey. 

— — o 

Among the relics of the benighted ages, the blackest is 
war. 

o— 

Walking and working alongside of a lame man ; by and 
by you will be lame. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 213 

The Bible is the only book that opens the window of 
Heaven. 

o 

If we do not our duty well there may be a plank out of 
the bridge that may deter us from crossing the river Jor- 
dan. 

o 

No one will ever find himself better by using intoxi- 
cants. 

o 

Persons having themselves frequently photographed 
are vain and conceited. 

o 

If the heart of man is depressed with cares, the mist is 
dispelled when the woman appears. (Gay). 

o 

Talent stowed away and not put to use is a curse. 

o 

Men without talents are like locks without keys. 

o 

Keep in good company and you shall be one of the 
same. 



The course of true love never did run smooth. 

o 

Love sees no faults. 



A pack of cards is the devil's prayer book. 

o— — 

What shall it profit, if a man gain the whole world 
and lose his soul. (Bible). 

o 

Cheerful company shortens the miles. 

o 

A little nonsense now and then is relished by the best 
of men. 



As merry as a cricket. 

-o- 



He who sings drives away sorrow. 



214 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The selfish man is too busy to take a hearty laugh. 

o 

A generous, hearty laugh will open the doors of a crus- 
ty nature and let the sunlight shine in. 

o 

To wind up your despondent feeling, a good, hearty 
laugfh will do it good. 

o 

Pity him for his poverty of soul that cannot enjoy a 
hearty laugh. 

o 

Agitation in all things gives an increase; quietness 
gives a decrease. 

o 

Anything that agrees with nature's laws is right in the 
sight of God and man. 



Every young man who wants to make a good, all-round 
man out of himself should store up books, have a good li- 
brary of the best authors, read and think, and in this way he 
will make a man of prominence and usefulness. 

Praying for a minister and not paying his salary; and 
preaching for temperance and voting for whisky, is double 
hypocrisy. 

o 

A good man will be steering for Heaven, no matter 
how the surroundings are. 

o 

Bells are the timeists of schools, churches and homes. 
Take the bells away and you pluck out one of the great 
civilizers from the jaws of progress. 

o 

Window blinds subdue the crudeness of the home and 
give a cheering dress to the surroundings. It is a good 
step in the morals of refinement. 

o 

How frightfully untamed electricity is; but when har- 
nessed and properly tamed, it is one of the kindliest bless- 
ings of the human race in adding happiness. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 215 

The well-regulated saloon is the most dangerous curse 
On the face of the earth ; it makes the place good enough to 
entice the best people to go to the bar and in a short time 
they are subjects for the lowest dens. 
o 

If one of the larger planets would vanish, it would 
change the workings of the entire solar system. If one of 
the larger members of a family dies, it changes the entire 
working system of the whole family. 
o 

If the angelic beauty of the family dies, and the little 
boy is placed in the grave and the spirit added to the angels, 
it will change the whole family Heavenward. 
o 

Economy and thrift know no failure. 



Courtesy, like honesty, is the best policy. 

o 

Small savings encourage perseverence. 

o 

The sun may shine in the winter, but it don't make 
heat enough for the entire house. It requires industry to 
assist nature. 



When the great storm is over, how innocently the sun 
comes up over the hill top to see if it is safe to come out 
and rule the remainder of the day, and, like the great gen- 
eral, retreats until tomorrow. 



The best way to cure loneliness is to do an act of char- 
ity that will react on you, and the two actings will form a 
pill that will cure your loneliness every time. 

o 

Laughter is my object; 'tis a propertv in man essen- 
tial to his reason. (Randolph). 

o 

Conscience is the pulse to reason. 

o 

Reason is the intellectual telescope, and for a lon<* 
range it is necessary to place the light of Heaven on it. 



216 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Flattery is the food of fools. 
-o- 



Yet do I fear my nature; it is too full of the milk of 
kindness. ( Shakespeare ) . 

o 

Feet warm, and head cool, makes the doctor poor. 
(French). 

o 

Rebuke with soft words and hard arguments. 

o 

Shallow with censure everything beyond their depth. 

o 

Let other people praise you and keep your mouth shut 

o 

Temperance is the best physic. 

o 

The table is a greater robber than the thief. 

o 

Bread is the staff of life. 
-o- 



The saloon is a legalized and Christianized drunkard 
factory. 

o 

A poor excuse is better than none. 

o 

A friend is not missed until gone. 

o 

Every one can master a grief but he that has 't. 
(Shakespeare). 

o 

The best way to have a friend is to be a friend yourself. 

o 

Birds of a feather flock together. 

o 

You can judge a man by the company he keeps. 

o 

Familiar friends and old paths are best. 

o 

He that sits with his back to a draft, sits with his face 
to a coffin. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 217 

When we do our best today, we can still do better to- 
morrow. 



When the members of a church stand together, that 
church is sure to prosper. 

o 

The man walking by faith beholds an ever-shining 
sun. 



The poorest man in the world is the one whose ac- 
counts add up the largest number of sins. 

o 

Want of faith makes cowards. 

o 

As the athlete says, we require constant practice to re- 
tain our power; the same in our prayers. 

o 

God gives every bird its food, but he does not thrust 
it into their nest. 

o 

It is a fact that all very rich people are unhappy. 

o 

Don't always tell the truth exactly naked; put fitting 
clothes on it, and shame the devil. 

o 

You can not scold enemies into submission; only 
through loving kindness can you win them. 

o 

A sure cure for worries is real, serious trouble. 

o 

Eating without mastication is like reading without 
thinking; both result in dyspepsia. 

o 

The maid who never made a mistake never made any- 
thing. 

o 

To look in a good man's face does much good. 

o 

The laughing doctor cures 50 per cent, more than the 
dry stick. 



218 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The grandest accomplishment of a young lady is, to be 
able to bake, wash and keep a house in good trim. It is 
better than all the classics; a good, common schooling 
excepted. 

o 

There is nothing that exemplifies the nearness of God's 
presence better than electricity. It is the hand of God. 
It penetrates our whole house. Every breath we take, we 
take a bite of this vital fluid. When we were born into ex- 
istence it was in the room ; and when we die it will stand as 
our sponser. 



Animals are satisfied on this earth ; man is not satisfied, 
which proves that there is something higher in store for 
man. 

o 

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ; never quit 
a certainty for hope. 

The pyramids declare that sculpturing was better rive 
thousand years ago than it is today. 
o 

The moon is forty-nine times smaller than the earth. 
A day on Mercury is twenty-four hours and five minutes. 
On Venus 23 hours and 21 1-2 minutes. On Mars 24 hours 
39 minutes and 23 seconds. Earth, 24 hours. 
o 

They have a stone in Finland that is used for a bar- 
ometer. It turns from almost white to black. Many young 
men are similar; they are white, but, because of black acts, 
they have transformed almost to black. 
o 

Christianity makes the high life higher; it makes the 
low life higher; it transforms the face of the earth and 
makes it higher. 

o 

There is more danger in overloading the religious or- 
gans of the brain than the digestive organs of the stomach. 
In every phase religious dyspepsia is more dangerous than 
physical dyspepsia. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 219 

Petticoated philosophers and blustering heroines make 
the meanest kind of wives ; they make their husbands and 
children very unhappy. 

o 

Books and women — the plainer they are the better they 
command the sensible people. 

o 

A young man don't know what is in him until he over- 
hauls his luggage and brings forth the good things that 
were hidden in his trunk. 

o 

If you start an argument with a bad temper, it is not 
likely you will be successful. The very first step hardens 
his will. Sweet, oily talk is the best medium to convince 
opponents, even sometimes against their own will. 

o 

Anger is very detrimental to the success of the marks- 
man, inasmuch as it makes him too shaky ; even so in a bad 
man — his last dream made him too shaky to keep the secret 
of his last murder. 

o 

Water, like money, in the house when too much for the 
comfort of the day, destroys the safety of the home. We 
need only enough to meet the happy medium in water and 
money. 

o 

All nature has to run through a process of fermenta- 
tion. This process is gained by the passions ; some need it 
in one direction and others in another direction. All pas- 
sions need a fermentation. 

o 

Kind words are the jewels of life; sharp words leave 
scars that are taken to the grave. 

o 

Select words that are not impregnated with germs ; it 
is the bad twang that makes the meanness to everything. 

o 

In our schools all is imitation excepting that which 
treats on original composition or new discoveries or inven- 
tions ; this is real learning. 



220 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Nothing pays better than solid preparations before 
commencing anything. 

o 

By active and constant toil, the spider makes the beau- 
tiful web; by active and constant toil, the mighty bridge is 
built. 

o 

Pat a horse and treat him kindly, he will pull and 
work much better; treat a man kindly, he will do much 
more work. 

o 

Reading and re-hashing other's thoughts crushes out 
our own thoughts and leaves us in a worse condition than 
before we commenced reading. 

o 

Size is no true index to manliness ; neither is the num- 
ber of years you have lived a sign of manliness ; nor is the 
number of years spent in college. 

o 

Solid church work will assist you immensely in the 
promotion of your business, no matter what kind of honest 
business you are engaged in. 

o • 

You can't learn to be a blacksmith by reading; neither 
can you learn to be a Christian by reading; you need prac- 
tice. 



Who has love in his heart has spurs in his heels. 

o 

Fear in love has no luck. (German). 

o 

Love at first sight keeps the divorce courts busy. 

o 

Love only on one side means misery on the other side. 

o 

Patriotism, pure, brave, open-eyed and independent, 
should be part of our religion. 

o 

Think yourself not too big for lowly services, or too 
little to attempt great things for God. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 221 

The dog in the manger can't eat the hay, neither will he 
let the horse eat it; many people can't use their money, 
neither do they permit any one else to use it; hence, they 
are as mean as the dog in the manger. 

o 

Making a child happy may be the means of making a 
good man or woman. 

o 

When you have the devil under your heels don't be 
scared by his bawling. 

o 

The soul is more far reaching than reason can fathom. 

o 

If trouble drives you to prayer, prayer will drive trou- 
ble away. 

o 

The happy home finds an echo in Heaven, (Ram's 
Horn). 

o 

The wealthiest man on earth is the man that does the 
most good for all living creation. 

o 

Penny wise and pound foolish. 

o 

Genius will never make a true Christian gentleman or 
lady. 

o 

He that worries least, worries best. 

o 

The good man don't need to write holiness on his brow. 

o 

If you want to be beautiful, let your divinity shine 
through all humanity. 

o 

The great things of the world are God's providences. 

o 

A meek and quiet spirit is a grand index to greatness. 

^o 

People that have soff'narids, soft feet and soft mus- 
cle, have soft brains and minds. 



222 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Sleep and death are so closely associated that they can 
be classified as twin sisters. 

o 

It is not the largest book that contains the most amount 
of information. The New Testament contains the para- 
mount essence of all information. 

o 

A kind act is like a blossom, that will bring fruit many 
days hence. 

o 

The sun dial points time in all directions; the same in 
a good man; he points to good deeds done in all directions. 

o 

A useful life writes character so imperceptibly on the 
Christian face that the ages of eternity will acknowledge. 

o 

Good deeds grow in all kinds of soil. 

o 

Through the different ages of the Chinese empire, civ- 
ilization would advance, then retrograde ; the same philoso- 
phy holds good in families. 

o 

Anoint all your actions with an abundance of sweet 
oil. 

o 

Like plants, when people live too close together or too 
far apart, they will not thrive well. There is a happy me- 
dium. 

o 

The Gospel is like an artesian well — the deeper you go 
the more force the well has ; the deeper you go into the Gos- 
pel the more force it has. 

o 

The health of a community, to a great extent, is an in- 
dex to the morals. 



There can be no great smoke arise but there must be 
some fire. (Lilly). 

o 

He that would thrive must arise at five. (Franklin). 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 223 

A man should be very careful not to tell any shady 
stories on himself; they may return like an Australian 
boomerang and give him a bad whack on the back. 

o 

God's greatness and grandeur would be blotted out if 
we could understand the incomprehensibility of God's works. 
The words "wonderful" and "unspeakable" would not oc- 
cur in the Bible. 

o 

Music is like the morning star ; we are never tired of 
seeing its beautiful brightness. We never tire of hearing 
the song of the nightingale. The good, old hymns — the 
older they get the better and the more we like them, and the 
greater their effect. 

o 

Whatever faults you may have, add not to them that of 
grumbling. 

o 

A proud man is hard to please ; his expectations run 
too high, and he may be a notorious growler and scolder. 

o 

Circumstances don't make the greatness of your char- 
acter; you are sure of the crown if your marks deserve it, 
regardless of surroundings. 

o 

Fame sits aloft waiting who comes next to take the 
chair of terrestial greatness. Time tells the story. 

o 

You can't control the notes of a nightingale; neither 
can you control the thoughts of your own mind, much less 
the thoughts of your neighbor. Make the surroundings 
right and your thoughts will be right. 

o 

Precisely the same flowers that grew five thousand 
years ago in the Nile valley are blooming today. 

o 

The clouds average half a mile in thickness and one 
mile in altitude. 



Man has all the animal instincts and also the human. 



224 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Deep Christianity always makes a broad Christianity. 

o 

The whole living kingdom and vegetation quietly 
change to accommodate the elements of the atmosphere. 

o 

Glycerine is soft, but in result it is mighty ; the same 
fact should be in your language, but in argument mighty. 

o 

Absence destroys trifling intimacies ; but invigorates 
strong ones. 

o 

Speaking too much is a sign of vanity; for he that is 
lavish in words is niggardly in deeds. 

o 

It is not money that makes a man rich ; but contentment 
with what he has. 

o 

Husking corn before it is ripe is like husking mission- 
aries into the field before the corn is ripe. 

o 

Little and often, filled the purse. (Franklin). 

o 

A fat kitchen makes a lean will. (Franklin). 
o 

It is easier to do good when you have all good persons 
along. 



The most unmanly thing on earth is sinning. 

o 

A man may dig his own grave with his teeth by glut- 
tonous eating. 

o 

Don't kill the fly on the boy's nose with a sledge ham- 
mer. - 



Not less than ten per cent, of the books printed are 
hurtful to human happiness. 

o 

Those that we pity for their poverty, pity us for hav- 
ing the swelled head. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 225 

Joseph got his schooling from two convicts in an 
Egyptian prison, to fit him to rule the greatest kingdom on 
earth. 

o 

A locomotive that don't move is a black nuisance ; even 
so with a man that don't move; he is a black nuisance. 

o 

We can't see our own face ; neither can we see ourselves 
as others see us. 

o 

Young folks should start a bank account when young; 
it may save them slavery or debt when old. 

o 

About 10,000,000 inhabitants of the earth live on wa- 
ter. 



Dwarfing a boy destroys his power and dignity as a 
man. 



The soil of prosperity is watered by the tears of ad- 
versity. 



The pews cannot be kindled by the iceberg in the pulpit. 

o 

The devil baited the first fall by an apple; he has 
changed now to whiskey. 



,u , T ho se that give the most money to the church don't say 
that they always pray the most. 

° 

Deep-heart sorrows sends us to our Saviour. 

o 

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226 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

A man who is not on the upward road to be an angel 
is on the downward road to be a devil. 



A man who is bold and able to speak independently 
will not make a good citizen ; he stirs up the people too 
much. 



How frequent it is that you think all is lost and at the 
same time you are passing it at the door of success. 

o 

A lie must be watched and nursed like a baby ; the 
truth is like a strong man who is not afraid of shadows. 

o 

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak; it serves 
for food and raiment. (Longfellow). 

o 

Ninety per cent, of the drink that is sold is to persons 
of perverted appetites. 

o 

To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without 
knowing what you mean to say and finish without knowing 
what you have said. 

o 

It is not the revolution that destroys the machinery, 
but the friction ; it is not the action of the mind that destroys 
the body, but it is the acidity that produces the emotion. 

o 

Independence of character should be our great aim. 
Work out your own salvation, frame a character that will be 
good enough for the ages of eternity and let others talk 
as they please. 

o 

We should strive to be precisely what we should like to 
be at our death. Some people have a long time to lay this 
foundation, though they never laid a stone. 

o 

We came about four thousand years too late; such 
grandeur that flourished at that age is passed into the long 
night of oblivion and we are left to strike the pick into the 
old, musty ruins and ransack the catacombs and say 'Amen." 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 227 

Poverty, disappointments and the death of loved ones 
brings us to God. 

a 

Love of wild ambition is the cause of all wars. Rea- 
son, at such times, acts too slowly. 

o 

To be the best qualified to go through life, under all 
circumstances, a good canvasser stands at the head. 

-o 

Ability to find fault is the meanest ability a man can 
possess. 

God worked millions of years to prepare all things to 
bless man and make him happy. 

o 

Running things too nice and systematic kills the fun 
and simply leaves a little of the sour, rusty friction that 
kills all the laugh. 

o 

Every moderate drinker could quit if he would; every 
drunkard would quit if he could. (Arnot). 

o 

The man who hath no music in himself nor is not 
moved in accord with sweet sounds is fit for treason. 
(Shakespeare). 

o 

Music is the most magnificent and delightful present 
God has given to man. 



There is no wisdom in useless and hopeless show. 
(Doc. Johnston). 

o 

The use of a superlative for everything weakens your 
argument ; too much is too much of anything. 

o 

A sword in the hands of an idiot is dangerous ; but a 
pretty woman is much more dangerous. 

o 

As a letter of recommendation, beauty stands pre-emi- 
nently at the head of all. 



228 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The world, through all ages, devised plans to put sin 
out of the world, but so far has failed as much as our pa- 
rents did in the garden of Eden. He who makes use of the 
surroundings is a genius of prudence. (Lavater). 

o ■ 

Judge a man by his questions, rather than by his an- 
swers. (Voltaire). 

o 

Wise men never sit and bewail their loss, but cheerfully 
seek to redress their loss. 

o 

If you sing war songs, it invites a war spirit; if you 
sing religious songs, it will invite the spirit of God; if you 
sing love songs it invites the loving. 

o ■ 

There is no animal so cross that it don't play with its 
young. 

o 

Too much familiarity breeds contempt. 

o 

Suit the word to the action and the action to the word. 
(Shakespeare). 

o 

The best fire escape system is found in the New Tes- 
tament. 



In every person there is an angel and a devil; one must 
conquer the other. 

o 

When we are acquainted with our weakest points, we 
can, by constant effort, eradicate them. 

o 

Joyful people sing; grieving people weep. Encourage 
joy. 



A man resembling a frosted potato is hen pecked. 
o 

The weakest link of a chain is an index to its strength ; 
the weakest point in your nature is the index to your moral 
strength. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 229 

All animals look down when dying ; man looks up, and 
expects to go up when dead. 

o 

The world of gladness is opened by the key of purity. 

o 

If you have too many irons on the fire, some will burn, 

o 

In all your readings, read with that pleasant, sweet 
smile. 

o 

A single sin indulged, however small, is the entering 
wedge for all depravity. 

o 

He is like a fat pig ; no good until he is dead. 

o 

The setting hen will gather no feathers ; a rolling stone 
will gather no moss. 

o 

Music is Christianity's first child. 

o 

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them. (Bible). 

o 

A tempered copper bracelet was found in one of the 
mounds of the state of Ohio ; proving that the mound build- 
ers understood the philosophy of tempering copper. 

o 

Many parts of the creation have gone over into the long 
night of oblivion. 

o 

The sliver under your finger nail destroys your happi- 
ness ; the constable at the door for your meat bill destroys 
your happiness. 

o 

Ignorant, stubborn bladging is not religion. 

o 

A fellow smarter than you to beat you out of house and 
home ; that means he cuts your eye teeth. 

o 

Shooting squirrels with a cannon is out of place; 
shooting big words in Sunday School is out of place. 



230 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Big words do not always carry weight in an argument. 

o 

The lubricator is the wrong way when you are dealing 
with that oily crook. 

o 

Coal, like money, if you have enough for the day you 
are all right ; but if you have too much of either you are 
in danger. It also destroys your happiness. 

o 

The reason some men are leaders is because they are 
wiser than their fellow-creatures. 

o 

Vegetation is sufficient proof — also, the bones of ani- 
mals and birds — that three thousand years ago the British 
Isles were tropical. 

o 

The mind is the atmosphere of the soul. (Faubert). 

o 

An orange tree throws out sweet perfume in every di- 
rection ; even so in a good man — he throws out perfume of 
sweetness in every direction. 

o 

Your best things are nearest ; breath, light to your eyes 
and nearest duties ; don't grasp at the stars ; but do life's du- 
ties and your daily bread will roll in. 

o 

He who puts on airs of importance exhibits a certain 
obnoxious repulsion, not pleasant to man Or beast. 

o 

He who is eager to be a great and noble man must cul- 
tivate great and noble actions all the days of his life. No- 
bility is like a great forest of oaks — they grow all the time 
until they die. 

o 

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed 
and some to be chewed and digested. 

o 

In ancient times men learned with a view to their own 
improvement. Nowadays, men learn with a view to the 
approbation of others. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 231 

Nature gave horns to bulls, hoofs to horses and wings 
to birds, beauty to women as shields for protection and the 
powers of usefulness. 

o 

To a it other a child is everything; but to a child a 
parent is only a link in the chain of her existence. (Lord 
Baconsfield). 

o 

Man wants but little, nor that little long. (Young). 

o 

Between the cup and the lip, there is many a slip. 

o 

Whatever you do, do with your might ; things done by 
halves are never done right. 

o 

If you fly too high above your surroundings, or if you 
descend too low you can't do much ; you must keep in the 
happy medium in all the affairs to do good and be happy. 

o 

When we are able to fulfill duties aright, Oh ! what de- 
lightful memories of pleasure they bring us at all times, 
day and night. 

o 

A man is not completely born until he is dead. (Frank- 
lin). 

o 

Children sweeten labor, but they make misfortunes 
more bitter. They increase the cares of life, but they miti- 
gate the remembrance of death. (Bacon). 

o 

Old men are twice children. (Randolph). 

o 

Children and fools speak truth. (Endimion). 

o 

Watch the child in the April of life lest the frost of 
May nip its blossom and make an empty head. 

o 

Don't try to teach your children too much in a short 
time it leaves the impress of a very short race in life. It is 
better to impress that life is a long race. 



232 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Continual dropping wears the flinty rock away; con- 
stant effort wears away the violent passion. 

o 

Adjectives are a mild type of lying. 

o 

Fault-finding is a stain on character that has few 
equals. 

o 

Whatever is hateful to you, avoid doing to others. 

o 

If a man slips and falls on the pavement, and gets up 
and kicks the peeling away and don't say a crooked word, 
he is a Christian. 

o 

Shortcomings and sorrows belong to everybody; they 
are the breakers to keep us from going too fast or too slow. 

o 

To give genuine sympathy, is better than gold or silver. 

o 

To give alms grudgingly, will give no happiness to you 
or the recipient. 

o 

Belonging to the upper classes don't put you nearer to 
Heaven. 



Happy is the man who can lie down and sleep and wake 
up in the morning ready for his daily happiness. 

o 

Fault-finding is growling; growling is scolding; scold- 
ings are shafts of the lower regions. 

o 

A life without reverse means a life without strength. 

o 

In anything where reason ends, God takes command. 

o 

When temptations surround us, it takes a brave man 
to retreat. 



Nothing is so paralyzing in doing right, as the inordi- 
nate desire to get rich. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 233 

Count the day lost whose low descending sun, views 
from thy hand no worthy work done. (Old Maxim). 
o 

The old-fashioned kissing has gone into oblivion and b> 
the present age it is pronounced silly nonsense. Oh, how 
the old osculatory pleasures of kissing brought persons in 
sight of celestial bliss. 

o 

If you have nothing better, a corncob stopper won't 
hurt milk in a jug. 

Concentration of forces in everything is the best me- 
dium to develop success. 

o 

Religious cowards are immensely on the increase 
among preachers ; they are afraid to preach their own sen- 
timents for fear of a cut in their salaries. 

-o 

A generation ago microbes did rot stand in the way 
of sweet osculatory kissing, but now the sour filings of sci- 
ence has stepped in and wiped all this sweet, natural pleas- 
ure down into the waste basket of oblivion — gone forever. 

o 

A kiss in a poetical sense is something rather danger- 
ous, though something rather nice. It can't be called vice. 
Some think it naughty, but all agree it is jolly, though it 
don't last. 

o 

The greatest blessing God can bestow on a man is the 
possession of a pious wife with whom he may live all his 
life in peace and tranquility. 

o ■ 

A kiss is the childhood's cure for all hurts. The anti- 
kissers might hurl all their fiery darts, yet in the face of all 
this the good mother would give her darling baby a kiss 
if it fell out of the rocking cradle. 

o 

A man in old age is like an old sword in a show window , 
only good to look at and talk about the many battles it 
passed through. 



234 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Lovesickness is not contagious, but the character it has 
is the most violent; very often it makes funerals. 

o 

Money gathers money as a snow-ball gathers snow ; 
hence all children should have a bank in which to place their 
money. 

o 

The sun is the index hand on the great clock of time, 
the same as the index hand on the 24-hour clock. 

o 

The rich frame of the mirror amounts to little ; it is the 
mirror. The same as our body; it amounts to little, but 
the reflecting soul amounts to much. 

o 

Little flies are the scavengers of the house ; the same as 
the little troubles — both are renovators for good health and 
happiness. 

o 

The color of ink and its application is like the swivel 
in machinery; the color in people and application of their 
hands is the swivel in life. 

o 

In an audience that is made up of frivolities the think- 
ing mind is a back number. It must take a back seat and 
look on. 

— o 

Mirth, spice and fascination are the great factors that 
pour oil on the cogs of an unhappy life. 

o 

"Home" is one of the strongest words ; it holds the 
same fascination in all living creation. Even man is not 
satisfied ; he wants a home after he is dead. 

o 

Some people like to read on science and progress, some 
like to read the love-sick stories of a soft and loose brain. 

o 

Proverbs are like stenography; much thought is em- 
braced in a few words. 



The way of the transgressor is hard. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 235 

The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him 
forever. 

o 

There are thousands of illiterate people in the United 
States who were turned out of school as incorrigibles, while 
incompetent teachers were the cause of this deplorable di- 
lemma. 

o 

Scatter flowers of cheerfulness wherever you go. 
God will be with you and your life will be long and happy. 

o 

When you employ a doctor, take one who is considerate 
and cheerful. 

o 

If an ocean steamer is caught in a fog the best thing 
to do is to anchor and stand still; when in our troubles we 
are befogged the best thing we can do is to anchor and stand 
still until the light of heaven appears. 

If you want to be happy, make others happy and cheer- 
ful ; happiness re-echos. 

o 

Kissing antedates the Cross of Christ thousands of 
years, and always carried a mark of reverence, happiness 
and sadness. 

o 

A man will never learn what oars can do unless he 
rows on rough water; a man will not learn what troubles 
will do unless he passes through them. 

o 

The greatest blessing you can bestow upon a human 
being is to teach them what they can do to make life a suc- 
cess and add happiness. 

o 

Opportunities are like the day roses; if not plucked 
the day they appear they wither; the same in opportunities 
— they must be plucked the same day they appear. 

o 

The self-willed life is destructive to happiness ; it is al- 
ways full of disappointments. 



236 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The law of demand and supply regulates the prices in 
everything all over the world. This rule, with good, com- 
mon sense, should be sufficient to settle all labor disputes. 

o 

The greatest secret in success in all the avenues of life 
is continuous, honest, hard labor. 

o 

We should do all the hard work we can ; if we can't be 
a light-house, let us be a tallow candle. 

o 

The earth is only the bridge that we pass over from 
the time we are born into existence until we are carried to 
the last resting place. The earth is only the place for our 
feet while on the journey of life. 

o 

No one liveth to himself ; we are all independent of each 
other. God is the ruler over all. 

o 

Throughout the whole universe there is nothing per- 
fectly quiet — all is motion and action. Oh, what a grand 
panorama surrounds us all the time ! 

o ■ 

The great characteristic of this life is uncertainty — 
here today and gone tomorrow. 

o 

All the good virtues are centered in the word "love." 

o 

God made great men the same as he made great trees ; 
he makes little trees the same as he makes little men. In 
the great economy of the Creator all are equally useful if 
placed aright. 

o 

For comfort and happiness it is best not to see and hear 
too much ; better shut your eyes and ears on many occasions. 

o 

Don't criticise children in company; you will destroy 
their individuality. 

— o 

Don't use ugly threats to your children that you never 
expect to fulfill. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 237 

Don't give the baby anything when it cries for it ; wait 
until it quits crying. 

o 

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord, thy God, in 
vain. 

o 

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 

— — o 

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 

o 

Kindness is honey, that blunts the sting of unkindness. 
(Landor). 

o 

Trouble teaches how much manhood there is in a man. 
(Beecher). 

o 

The greatest barrier under the wheels of science is the 
saloon business, which absorbs the best talent in the vari- 
ous vocations and to a great extent leaves imbeciles to fight 
the cause of intemperance. 

o 

Would you offer your body to enhance the revenue 
coming from the sale of liquors? You would say "No," 
but some other man might. All people put an equal value 
on their bodies. 

o 

Never start a conversation unless the person whom you 
are addressing is somewhat familiar with the subject. 

o 

The best bolt you can put on your door is bold capitals 
on yellow paper: "Quarantined; Smallpox." 

o 

God's spirit pervades the same today as when Joseph 
had his dreams ; hence God may be the forerunner of future 
events in dreams the same today as He was in the Bible 
ages. 

o 

Roundness in all things in nature adds power; God 
don't create anything square. All nature is round and rolls 
'round. 



238 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The credit system has been, and is today, the worst 
curse that even entered into commerce. 



To grant license is to give freedom to sell liquor to a 
besotted humanity to encourage human brutality, fill jails, 
penitentiaries, and make victims for the gallows. 

o 

The path of the just is as the shining light that shineth 
brighter more and more until the perfect. (Bible). 

o 

Hereditary traits of character are more powerful than 
all the parental and college training; hence see well to the 
blood that you marry, also in the selection of business com- 
panions. 

o 

Everyone should carry a moderate insurance policy on 
his life to insure a decent burial and a tombstone. 



All the time engaged at fair wages is much better than 
to receive very large wages for a short time, and then lie idle 
and canvass to find another job. 

o 

If a man has the disposition to make a will he should 
do it when in good health and no family disputes on hand, 
and under conscientious reasoning. 
o 

The heart is the strongest and most perfect mechan- 
ism located in the center of the body ; this same fact should 
be exemplified in all the relations of life. The center of the 
operations should be the strongest and most perfect. 
o 

Time, the hand of the Almighty, is writing decay and 
death. Oh, how sad ! The law in nature, the great balance 
wheel, demands this continuous panorama to add life and 
spice to the hand of creation and Providence. 
o 

The beggar died and was carried to heaven by angels 
into Abraham's bosom; the rich man also died and was bur- 
ied in hell; he lifted up his eyes and seeth Abraham afar 
off and Lazareth in his bosom. (Scripture). 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 239 

Men of great genius are dull in the society of ladies. 

o 

Paul was saved from prison by being a Roman citizen. 
Many people have been saved when in foreign lands by be- 
ing an American citizen. 

o 

It is not one hundred years since baseball had its origin 
in our nation. 

-o 

Man was sent into the world to explore and conquer, 
and to tread the shining coasts along with Newton, Colum- 
bus, Edison and Fulton. 

o 

The mold of a man's fortune is left in his own hands. 
(Bacon). 

o 

Every man's life is a plan of God as much as the sun 
is of the solar system in the operation of the universe. 

o 

There is nothing in the world that enriches the hu- 
man mind any more than writing and reading proverbs. 

o 

When you have the bear by the tail hold on to it. 

o 

A happy woman is sweeter than honey. 

o 

A happy woman attracts unhappy people like bees 
around the flower. 



A happy woman finds sunshine on the darkest day, for 
if there is not any she makes sunshine. 

o 

A man does not know the value of a wife until he has 
got to get his own meal and see to his laundry. 

o 

Love is like fever and fire — more fierce in the evening 
than at noon. 

o 

Love comes as quietly as the shades in the evening or 
the stars of heaven. 



240 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

The family is the nucleus of the State and the founda- 
tion of all that is good. 

o 

Honor thy father and thy mother. 

o 

When the system is full of typhoid fever, it will not 
be long until the typhoid germ will be on hand to reduce 
all fever food and leave the body clear and emaciated, in 
shape for food rebuilding. 

o 

It is easier for a camel to go through the needle's eye 
than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. 

o 

There are over 100,000 persons divorced annually in 
the United States. 



The boy knows how much blacking it takes to bring 
the shine out on the boot; the boy should be taught the kind 
of learning and the amount to bring out the shine in his 
life — he wants the happy medium. 

o 

Just as dueling is murder, so is gambling stealing. 

o 

To wear a viper for a necklace or make your bed on 
thorns, has the same sense as to make friendship with an 
angry man. 

-o 

From your boyhood friendship has done more to make 
you what you are than all other mediums combined. 

o 

The life on earth is the childhood as compared to the 
life on the other side of the grave. 

o 

It don't matter how great our estates are, we are only 
strangers and pilgrims on earth. 

o 

When a cat catches a mouse, she wants to show it to 
the family; when a boy does a good job he brings it into 
the house to show it to his mother. In the cat, the same as 
in the boy, it is the spirit of ambition that does it. 







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BOOK OF PROVERBS. 241 

There is a great variety of coral, the same as any other 
part of creation. 

o 

Necessity is the mother of invention. 

o 

The table should be made attractive by a display of 
flowers. 

o 

Three removes are as bad as a fire. (Franklin). 

o 

Teeth should be carefully brushed morning, night and 
after meals. 

o 

Confidence is the companion of success. 

— o 

Wealth and contentment don't always go together. 

o 

Much money, much care. 

o 



Great wealth does not always make a man more wise 
or more healthy. 

— — o— 
More luck than wit. 



A leaf, when old and ripe, fades and dies; man is the 
same, when old and ripe he fades and dies. 

o 

He is in clover. 



He never gets to heaven who desires to get there 
alone. 



When fortune knocks, open the door. 

o 

Would you know the value of money, go and borrow 
some. 



It is an ill wind that profits nobody. 

o 

Where your treasure is, there will vour heart be also. 



242 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

When the sheriff comes to sell you out of house and 
home, it brings a fighting family together quicker than the 
visit of the priest. 

o 

The hands on the dial of time will not move back. 

o 

Old superstitions are doomed. 
o 



If the affections were taken away, reason would be 
like a pilot on a ship, forsaken by the winds in a profound 
calm. (Digby). 

o 

Hired horses make short miles. 

o 

The pulling out of an arrow that has ragged edges 
hurts the most; even so in bad words — they often produce 
lock-jaw. 

o 

Fellowship is heaven; lack of fellowship is hell. Fel- 
lowship is life, and lack of fellowship is death. 

o 

Wit and the world were born without a mother. ( Berk- 
enhead). 

o 

Life is as a favored child — it must be humored, coaxed 
and petted until it falls asleep ; then all the cares are over. 
(Goldsmith). 

o 

When a great wheel runs down a hill don't attempt to 
stop it; if you do it will break your neck. But if it goes 
up the hill let it drag you along. 

o 

Language resembles the strings of an instrument. 
When touched in harmony musical conversation will flow. 

o 

Words have wings, flying in all directions, after they 
have left our lips. They are like forked lightning; they 
may strike where least expected and do much damage 

o 

Habit is second nature. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 243 

We cannot get music out of a fiddle unless we press 
the strings ; even so in having sweetness from our errand- 
children ; we must take them in our arms and press them. 

o 

A large number of milkmen work the pump-handle roo 
much and the feed-cutting handle not enough. 

o 

The great trouble in the approach of a dignified per- 
son is "What will Mrs. Grundy say?" A subdued inde- 
pendence will command the approbation every time. 

o 

The sentence, "Obey your husband," should not be in 
the marriage ceremony. It has made hundreds of mean, 
tyranical husbands and millions of unhappy homes. Mat- 
rimonial love is purely reciprocal and mutual. 

o 

Good public schooling does more to break down secta- 
rianism and develop common-sense religion than all the 
missionary work. 

o ■ 

Homeopathic doses are concentrated medicines that 
produce great results ; Proverbs are concentrated thoughts 
that produce good results. 

o 

Religious sects can be bent and twisted so as to ac- 
commodate the most perverted mind. 

o 

There are many people whom you can laugh out of a 
plan quicker than you can reason them out of a plan. 

o 

Laughing was bestowed on man for a vent, the same as 
air vents are on the ice fields. 

o 

The expression of different shades of character are 
given more perfectly by laughter than can be given by any 
other medium. 



The Chinese have too many words and too many gods 
for progress; the same philosophy may be applied to many 
Americans. 



244 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

When you can't sleep, jump out of bed, rub all over, 
make the blue devils fly like hornets, return to bed and trust 
to God. 

o 

Black cows give white milk. 
-o- 



Homesickness has no germs, but kills more people 
than any other disease. 

o 

Still waters run deep. 

o 



It is right and proper to hold a reasonable insurance 
policy on your property. 

o 

Every bird is known by its feathers. 

o 

A lame duck in the stock market means any one who 
is not able to fill his contracts ; hence he is expelled ; in this 
respect we find a good many lame ducks among our church 
members. 

o 

Where there is whispering there is lying. 

o 

We may dabble with all kinds of temptations, but at 
last Providence will send trials that will discipline us for 
future happiness. 

o 

Home is not built in a day. 

The general act of kissing hands is a salutation that 
belongs to all ages and nations, and is a feature in the scale 
of civilization that should command the encouragement of 
the highest type of humanity. 

o 

Never grieve over spilt milk. 
o 

The kiss is not only a delightful luxury, but it carries 
in its course one of the highest expressions in the scale of 
civilization. We can trace it back into the dark, misty ages 
of the morning light of humanity. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 245 

Out of a white egg often comes a black chicken. 

o 

A monkey remains a monkey, though dressed in silk. 

o 

In proportion the United States has more divorces than 
any other nation ; hence we are the most unhappy of all na- 
tions, and in the greatest need of missionaries. 

o 

As plump as a partridge. 
-o- 



A slovenly dress betokens a careless mind. 

o 

Drink injures a man externally, internally and eter- 
nally. 

o 

Drunkenness is an tgg from which nearly all vices are 
hatched. 

o 

Punctuality is the soul of business. 

o 

Much noise and little wool. 

o 



Believe a boaster as you would a liar. 

o 

God works for all equally; very often we can't recog- 
nize His all mighty hand in the various operations as thev 
roll along before our eyes all the time. 

o 

Speaking is silver; silence is golden. 

o 

It was the last straw that broke the camel's back. 

o 

In the punishment of disobedient children no bruises or 
injury to the child's health is permitted under a heavy pen- 
alty. 

o 

Better bend than break. 

-o- 



Like dogs that snarl over a bone and play together 
when they have none. 



246 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness 
ever can. And common sufferings have far stronger links 
than common joys. (Damartine). 

o 

No good lawyer ever goes to law himself. 

o 

When a man has not a good reason for not doing a 
thing, he has one good reason for letting it alone. (Scott). 

o 

The man who is watching his health and wealth is a 
total abstainer. 

o 

The same camera that takes the picture of the murder- 
er is applied to take the picture of the King, Queen and 
President. 

o 

When the righteous are in authority the people rejoice. 
(Prov. xxix 12). 

o— 

No one has a proper common schooling unless he has 
committed the commands, Lord's prayer, Apostles' creed, 
Agur's prayer and the names of the books of the Bible. 

— -o 

Sin blights everything it touches. 

o 

When a man or woman can't enjoy flowers, there is 
something wrong in their humanity. 

o 

Heaven is represented as a place of beauty ; the person 
who is the greatest lover of beauty is the nearest heaven. 

o 

He is a hustler. What is more annoying to a man 
than a nervous hustler, though many pronounce him an 
ideal business man? 



True worth in life is not a snap-shot affair; the best 
things in life are missed by hurly-burly movements. 
o 

There is no day in the year that drives self out of our 
nature more than Christmas ; it is the home day for all. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 247 

Laughter is one of the human privileges endorsed by 
reason, Scripture and God; hence this blessing should be 
encouraged, the same as music or prayer, lecturing or 
preaching. It is equally elevating. 

o 

Law-makers should not be law-breakers. 

o— — 

He consulted the goose-bone and that is enough. 

o 

To forgive enemies is to overcome injuries without re- 
venge or a fight; such a conquest is mighty in power, 
though perfectly graceful and not cowardly ; it is lovely and 
Godlike. 



As solemn as a judge. 

o- 



A man always gets angry when he is wrong, but when 
he is right he laughs and feels happy in his argument. 

o 

A good name is a sound inheritance. 

o 

Heroic deeds are the perfume of fame. 

o 

Our first sorrows are the hardest to bear ; they elevate 
us the nearest to heaven ; they also do us the most good to 
bring us to God. 

o 

Hope for the best. 



The heart would break if it were not for hope. 

— o 

He that waits for dead men's shoes may go a long 
time in his bare feet. 



The quiet calm is an index to the storm. 

Diligence is the mother of good fortune. 

o 

After all is said a man's loving qualities are an index 
to the power he has over people. 



248 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

He who loves money more than honesty comes eventu- 
ally to a sudden halt. 

o 

As clear as a bell. 



In proportions as the suicides of a nation increase — which 
is about fourteen per cent, in the United States — in the same 
proportion unhappiness and divorces increase. 

o 

As green as grass. 



The most important point in life is promptness in every- 
thing 

o ■ 

As black as coal. 



The Chinaman said : "Many, many Christians, but not 
many Jesus Christ Christians." 

o 

Soon hot, soon cold. 

o 



The shoemaker sees the faults in shoes and the printer 
finds the faults in spelling. 

o 

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. 

o 

When people speak ill of thee, live so that nobody will 
believe them. 



He has an elephant on his hands. 

o 

Man carries his superiority inside; animals carry 
theirs on the outside. 



The beasts are by instinct their own doctors. 

o 

Who would wish to be valued must make himself 
scarce. 

-o- 



It is bad soil when no flowers grow. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 249 

Wise behavior and ignorant courage are caught as 
men take diseases, one of another; therefore let men watch 
their company. (Shakespeare). 

o 

He who solicits timidity courts a refusal. 

o— — 

God gives sleep to the bad in order that the good may 
be undisturbed. (Saadi.) 

o 

Look out for great danger when the pirate prays. 

— ■ — o 

A vessel large may venture more ; small ones must 
keep near shore. 

-o 

He that stays in the valley will never get over the hill. 

o 

It is just as hard to quit a good habit as it is to quit 
a bad habit. 

o — — 

To life's end is a great journey, should you live to be 
eighty years. 

o 

The fire burns brightest on your own hearth. 

o 

East or west, home is best. 
-o- 



A mother is a mother — a mother all the days of her 
life; a father is a father — a father until he gets his second 
wife. 



A mother's love changes never. 

o 

A babe is an angel, whose wings decrease as the legs 
get longer. 

o 

Too many cooks spoil the soup. 

o 

When people have bought on credit until it is gone, 
then they shy you at every corner. When you ask them to 
pay you, they abuse you in the very worst manner. 



250 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Clocks will wear out ; God's clock of time will not wear 
out, nor does it need any winding up ; it is the clock of eter- 
nity. 

o 

Some Christians start on the ground floor, some on the 
middle floor, some on the garret. The lower they start the 
better the foundation is and the greater the weight they 
carry. 

r-o 

The family that talks all the time about good things to 
eat have more stomach than brain, and those that talk 
learning have more brain than stomach. 

o 

The quickest way to kill a family is to put poison in the 
coffee; the next best way is to have a saloon next door, 
well regulated in the sale of intoxicating liquors so as to 
make it a "respectable" place for a higher class, and espe- 
cially on Sunday. 

o 

The devil don't want any better territory to make prod- 
igal sons and daughters than over nice homes. From these 
families he can make high-toned devils. 

o 

In doing good, it is much more essential to send mis- 
sionaries among the higher classes than among the heathen ; 
they don't do any mischief, while the higher class do much 
in favor of infidelity. 

o 

Mirth don't build houses and don't survey lands, but it 
is the cement that fills the ragged edges and adds smooth- 
ness to all the surroundings. 

o 

If you will resist the devil at all corners, he will in a 
short time quit coming. 



Sluggards are never great scholars. 
o 

Every hill has its valleys ; every obstacle has its valley. 
The hills at a distance look larger than they are; mora 1 
courage will surmount them all. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 251 

The world is all gates and all opportunities, waiting 
and calling. Who will be the first to strike the pick in the 
ground to give a return for your labor in due season? 

o 

Training children is like throwing bread upon the wa- 
ters ; in many days the good results will return. 

o 

The bringing of a child to duty by torture is a failure ; 
the strong look of a parent or-teacher will do more than all 
the scolding, rods or dark rooms. 

o 

Many people doubt the existence of central fire in the 
earth, though too much gas in the inside makes her sick 
and she puts out her fiery tongue and vomits molten lava 
until it runs down the mountain, covering many cities. 

o 

It is the cause and not the death that makes the mar- 
tyr. (Napoleon). 

o 

The better the man, the worse his enemies are. 

o 

All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the 
righteous are immortal and divine. 

o 

When you go fishing, don't have your hook and bait 
too large ; ten small fish are better than no fish at all. 

o 

When you go shad fishing, have your hook and bait 
for shad ; when you go selling hair-pins don't go among old 
farmers ; they want plow shares, not hair-pins. We must 
adapt ourselves to the surroundings. 

o 

Curiosity often leads young folks into forbidden places 
and sad results follow. 



_ A cheerful temper lightens sickness, poverty and af- 
fliction. 



Cheerfulness wipes away deformity and makes itself 
agreeable. 



252 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Money makes the mare go. 
-o- 



In all the wars that are recorded fourteen billions of 
the human family fell by the cruel hand of war ; fifteen 
times more than all the people on earth at present. 

o 

Paddle your own canoe. 

o 



Would you be strong, conquer yourself. 

o 

If you can not inspire a woman with love for you, fill 
her above the brim with love for herself ; all that slops over 
will be yours. 

o 

A little oil may save a deal of friction. 

o 

Never venture in deep water until you are able to swim. 

o 

A day of sorrows is longer than a month of joy. 

o 

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. 

o 

The darkest hour is the one before the dawn. 

o 

A smooth sea never made a good sailor. 

o 

There is not a man but has a secret respect for good. 

o 

Six of one and a half-dozen of another. 

o 

To be a temperance crank, means to say that you are 
an independent man and associated with the best minds on 
earth. 



To play the dog in the manger. 
o 

To commence an argument or a lecture with a good 
story or a proverb is the very best medium to make an im- 
pression on your auditors, and also to gain the day in a dis- 
cussion. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 253 

Never sound the trumpet in behalf of your own praise. 

o 

Be sure you are right, then go ahead. 

o 

The index on the dial plate of time plainly shows that 
we are passing through the greatest boom of progress that 
the world ever saw; all pointing to a closer insight to the 
natural laws, which shows the hand of God. 

o 

Money is the root of all evil. 
o 



Youth sucks the sugar-coated pills ; old age chews the 
bitter pills of untold hardships in life. 

o 

Equivocation is a first cousin to a lie. 

o — — 

Friendship formed in youth will live as long as life 
lasts, and friendship formed when old will soon be over. 

o 

Every man has his weak side. 
-o- 



Give him rope enough and he will hang himself. 

o 

Hedges have ears, and walls have ears. 

o 

Adversity proves the strength of friendship, the same 
as gold is tried by fire. 



To tell tales out of school. 



Oh, Lord ! We have gone astray like lost sheep. 
(Bible). 



Every tub must stand on its own bottom. 
o 

A cloud is an unpleasant sight, but when God opens 
His great sunlight, a silver lining appears ; even so in man- 
he is as a dark cloud, but so soon as God's light from above 
moves on and in him, the silver lining appears in all its 
glory. 



254 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Unripe fruits are hard to digest; shady stories told by 
a bungling Dutchman are hard to digest. 

o 

There is honor among thieves. 

o 

The man who is the best qualified to govern himself is 
the most lordly gentleman. 

Much surface happiness can be gained by wild thinking 
on imaginary wealth and how to apply it in doing the most 
good. The delusion is very soothing, and if troubled by 
wakefulness at night may assist you to induce sleep. 

o 

The best way for a man to show his ignorance is to 
show his learning, religion or clothing. 

o 

The tiger appears so innocent when sleeping; behold 
him when aroused. Even so in many men; how innocent 
they appear; behold them when aroused. 

o 

The grandest feature is to keep all the organs of the 
body well fed; unless you see to this you must feel assured 
that you will have some poor and sickly parts of your body 
and much trouble through life. 

o 

The love of God and the laugh of a little child are 
synonyms. 



Love and sweetness, mixed with gravity, are the blend- 
ing of two natures that produce great dignity of expression. 

o 

In bringing up a child, think of its old age. 

o 

Life's action, to a great extent, is like a spoiled child — 
it must be coaxed and watched until at last death comes to 
unlock the fetters and let the prisoner go and enjoy the 
freedom of the kingdom of the blessed. 

o ■ 

Children have more need of models than critics. (Fou- 
bert). 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 255 

There is no word in the dictionery that has more pre- 
fixes than the word "love." 

o 

Laughter is stronger in an argument than the reason 
from the strongest philosopher. 

o 

Like father, like son. 



The dignity of a letter can be destroyed by bad spelling. 

o 

As long as there is life there is hope. 

o — — 

It is the best thing to give thanks unto the Lord. 
(Bible). 

o 

Persons who are lazy in youth must work in old age. 

o 

Friendship is a rose that blooms all the time — winter 
and summer. 

o 

God permits us to go on in sinning; then he stops us 
short and vengeance is our doom. 

o 

Much labor is put to jewels to keep them burnished so 
that they shine and are acceptable. The same in our heav- 
enly crown — it takes much time and labor to keep the jew- 
els bright and acceptable. 

o 

Many boys do wild and uncouth acts to lionize them- 
selves, even to the extent of killing a Presidert or r on- 
arch, and when the day of execution comes, they show thei~ 
bravery in a high degree. 

o 

The kingdom of God is gained by dying ; like a grain of 
wheat, that must be placed in the ground and die before it 
can sprout, you must die before you can sprout for the 
Kingdom of God. 

o 

To live is not the greatest problem of life; but to die 
is the paramount issue of our earthly pilgrimage. 



256 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Riches are facts that are wiped away in a very short 
time, but thoughts are facts that the ages of eternity will 
not wipe out. 

o 

Knowledge without practice, makes but half an ar- 
tist. 

o 

Venus is one-seventh smaller than the earth. 

o 

The diameter of the sun is 850,000 miles. 

o 

Laziness is too slow; poverty soon overtakes it. 

o 

The temptation avoided is a temptation passed. 

o 

As the mother, so the daughter. 

o 

Pain, like a watchman, is standing sentinel to all parts 
of our body, telling us the kind and location of our ailments ; 
hence we can regard pain as the greatest blessing we en- 
joy touching health and long life. 

o 

As clear as crystal. 



Never praise the fording place until you have crossed 
the river. 



He who would gather roses must not fear thorns. 

o 

He who lacks courage, in many instances needs good 
legs. 

o 

None but the brave deserve the fair. 

o 

Custom makes things easy. 
-o- 



There are words that are of great value to the culti- 
vation and civilization of the world, if properly placed; if 
not they may contain germs that will sprout and change the 
world wrong. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 257 

Reason's whole pleasure lies in three words — "Health," 
"peace" and "competence." 

o 

Crying is one of the natural instincts of the mind to 
give an index to the inner feeling of all living creation. 

o 

There are as many expressions in crying as there are 
in laughing. 

o 

A key without a lock is like a mouth without a mind — 
both are useless. 



There is always room at the top for the man who has 
force of character. 

o 

Good friends are like good books — they are equally ele- 
vating. 

Be not over-severe; be not over-gentle. There is a 
happy medium. 

o 

When you take a snap-shot picture, move on and get 
out of the way quickly. 

o 

Alexander the Great died at Babylon at the age of 33 
years. 

o 

Stars, trees, animals, birds and, in fact, all Nature, is 
a variety ; even so in the Book of Proverbs. 

o- — 

A telescope has two ends ; if you want to see the stars 
you must look in at the small end. Life has two ends, and 
if you want to see the Kingdom of God, you must look in 
at the small end. 



If you want to get to heaven, and make home like 
heaven, then you are in touch with heaven all the time. 
o 

A small, babyish face is an index to a small, babyish 
mind. 



258 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

A sharp nose, sharp teeth, sharp features and sharp 
mental organs are an index to an erratic, nervous, excitable, 
and snappish disposition. 

o 

Fifty years ago a turn-coat was pronounced a man 
without a character; now they are denominated as individ 
uals who know something and have good common sense. 
o 

I planted two bulbs of nearly the same appearance; 
one grew a beautiful lily and the other an onion. I saw two 
boys of nearly the same appearance ; one grew up to be a no- 
ble man, the other grew up to be a noted devil — whisky did 
it. 



A leg out of joint is like religion without the spirit of 
God in it — both are worthless ; keep the spirit of God in re- 
ligion and the leg in joint and be happy. 
o 

The waters of twenty-eight States are poured into the 
mouth of the Mississippi; hence it chokes and overflows; 
the same in the rich man's purse. It choks and overflows. 
In both cases there is danger of reaction. 
o 

Honest men know and confess their faults ; rogues 
know and conceal their faults. 



All the different phases of character are written in the 
human face — the mirthful, the scornful, the kind, the cruel, 
the stingy, the liberal, the brutal, the literary, the cultivated, 
the religious, the idiotic the fighting, the licentious; Wash- 
ington had all the phases about equally developed. 
o 

Oh! what a privilege it is in our daily walks of life 
to be permitted to do a kindness to some one that will shine 
brighter and brighter even until the perfect day. 
o 

To tell lies is a poor way to put down vice ; rather let 
on as though you had not seen it ; time will kill it faster than 
it can be done in any other way. It killed the dog, then it 
killed the cat, and in time it will kill the toper. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 259 

To attempt to fatten an ox on sauer kraut is nonsense ; 
to attempt to store a mind with good knowledge by reading 
novels is nonsense. 

— o 

"I have a new husband," cried a woman to her neigh- 
bor. "Is it possible?" answered her friend. "Yes; the 
one I now have don't get beastly drunk." 

o 

Respect old age; the hearts of old people are very ten- 
der; they will treat you kindly if you treat them kindly. 

o 

I would rather meet a man who has his head full of 
knowledge than a man of great riches and ignorant. 

— — o 

A broad bit to the ax will cut more wood than if it 
had a sharp point in place of a bit ; be a broad gauger — have 
a broad bit to your ax. 

— — o 

Indians' eyes are stronger than any other people in 
America. They have not access to strong drink. 

o 

Eating meat develops a stronger animal nature than a 
diet of vegetable food. 

o 

There is no time lost by winding up your clock; there 
is no time lost by winding up your weary body by sleep 
and rest. 



Ireland produces the best developed man on this planet. 

o 

Fire and water are no respecters of persons ; the mon- 
arch and the peasant are equally subject to these monster 
powers. They are God powers. 

o 

A loaded gun is no more dangerous than one not load- 
ed ; it all depends on how you touch it. Even in so in men ; 
the danger comes in how you touch them. 

o 

If you want to ride to fame on a high horse, it hap- 
pens so often that your old nag is lame before you get there. 



260 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

Be not over-fine in anything; hair-splitting is a fearful 
curse on the way to happiness. 

o 

Incline to the happy medium in all things. 

o ' 

There is a time to weep, a time to laugh, a time to 
mourn and a time to dance. 

o 

If you want to build a strong wall you must use mortar 
to fill in the vacant places; if you want a strong stomach, 
you must use light food to fill the open spaces. 

o 

Having a meek and obliging nature is the highest ex- 
pression of a noble gentleman. 

o 

Thou shalt rejoice in every good thing. (Scripture). 

o 

If a chicken had three wings it could not fly; if you 
had three million dollars it is not likely that your soul would 
fly to God. 

— — o 

Wit is like a brilliant torch — only good to brighten a 
gloomy day. 

o 

The guilty soul cannot keep its own secret. 

o 

There is no refuge from confession, except suicide. 
(Webster). 

o 

Twilight comes broad, like the hands of God. The 
laws of nature are broad. Be a broad-gauger in all your 
actions. 

o 

Some people put such a sharp point to all the affairs of 
life that the sharp point sometimes breaks off and they 
have a stub to work with. Don't make your points too 
sharp. 

o 

When you talk to people stand erect, look them straight 
in the face and tell them the straight truth. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 261 

Don't forget to speak to every person you meet ; it 
makes you feel good, and 'twill have the same effect on 
the persons addressed. 

o 

Young trees mixed with old trees adds to their length 
of life; even so in the human family — young people mixed 
with old adds length of life. 

o 

Stuttering is very contagious, not by germs, but by im- 
itation ; the same rule may be applied to profanity. 

o 

Daniel Webster reduced the number of syllables in his 
words to add to the power in his speeches ; even so in a meal 
that has power — it has not many courses. 

o 

The Mormon religion teaches one good fact, and that 
is that every man should get married and have a family, if 
physically and mentally qualified. 

o 

Girls are like queensware— when it is broken it can't bt 
restored ; and when their character is broken it cannot be 
restored. 

o — — 

By harshness parents make liars out of their children ; 
they must tell a lie or be severely punished. 

o 

Don't tell people that they are getting fat, or lean, or 
pale;it is not reciprocally appreciated. 

o 

You must tell a woman that you love her all the time ; 
it has a very good effect. 

o 

He barked up the wrong tree. (Old Maxim). 

o 

Don't talk over your troubles to your neighbors. 

o 

The most intelligent men think far into the future : 
the ignorant are satisfied without thinking. 



Good eyes and strong drink are at enmity. 



262 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

A man's memory is like the stop gauge on a water 
pipe; when enough mind has run out God stops the mem- 
ory gauge. 

o 

The climate best adapted for wheat is the best adapted 
to develop the highest type of humanity. 



Five-eights of the diamonds in the world belong to 
America. 

o 

I would rather be called the laughing stock of the 
town than the crying stock. 

o 

To attempt to mend God's works, or to find fault with 
them, is the index to a growling fault-finder; a dyspeptic, 
He should read Lord Chesterfield. 



It takes five drinks to make a drunk ; one drink is one- 
fifth of a drunk. Five topics in a paper govern the coun- 
try; one article governs one-fifth of a country. 

o 

Many words are sweet at first, but in a short time they 
ferment and the sourness is unbearable. 

o 

If men were better instructed there would be less im- 
posing on others. (Locke). 

o 

In all the steps of life we must take lessons from na- 
ture ; the thickest part of a tree is at the but. In building a 
house we should build large pillars to support the house; 
the largest part of a church tower should be at the base. 

o 

A good wife is like the ivy that beautifies the house to 
which it clings, twining its tendrils closer and more loving- 
ly as the ages roll on. 

o 

Whatever we contemplate in time grows to accommo- 
date the ideal ; hence we should make all exertions to start 
our mode of thinking on good subjects. 



BOOK OF PROVERBS. 263 

Every period in life has its peculiar temptations, and in 
the morning of these temptations is the time that the snares 
are placed, and also the time to be posted on the cunning- 
ness of sin. 

o 

If you want your boy to be a big-baby of a man, put 
him with a rich uncle to be raised and schooled. 

o 

The Mount Vernon brand of flour made by Washing- 
ton sold best, because it was the finest flour in the market. 
There is always a demand for the best of everything. 

o 

People that are too platonic are not good cow-milkers, 
especially kicking cows. 

o 

A love broker is a third party who decides between 
two lovers as regards the strongest sjjdrn to the lady. 

o ' 

Out of the frying pan into the fire. 

o 

Much praying, but no piety. 
-o- 



A man's happiness is graded by the amount of good he 
does in making others happy and better. 

o 

Today stately and brave, tomorrow in the grave. 

-o 

She is as welcome as flowers in May. 

o 

An honorable death is better than an inglorious life. 

o 

Industry and frugality are fortune's ri^ht hand. 



The placid face of a babe — peace and happiness, na- 
ture, the voice of God ; the face of war. in Sherman's 
words, is hell. 



Like fever germs, those unseen bacteria of sin; how 
quietly the contagion of sin floats in the atmosphere; how 
sad it is that we linger until it istoo late. 



264 BOOK OF PROVERBS. 

A lover at a great distance prepares the mind better to 
appreciate the long ages in the Kingdom of God than any 
earthly medium. 

o 

David loved Jonathan and Jonathan loved David; this 
exemplifies mutual love or reciprocal attachment. 

o 

Christopher Columbus believed the story of the waves 
and sky telling that land was near. The wrinkled face and 
me gray hair tells that the Eternal shore is near. 

o 

The soil of their souls is shallow; hence you dare not 
plow deep; they can't digest strong food. 

o 

Every tree produces fruit according to its nature ; ev- 
ery man acts according to his nature. 

o 

Well begun, is half done, says an old proverb. 

o 

Death comes to all, even to monumental structures, and 
oblivion rests on the most illustrious name. (Ansonius). 

o 

The happiest and most violent people on the face of 
the earth are found in Ireland. 

o 

The boy that wriggled his head and shoulders in at 
the stove door thought it good fun, but to get out was a 
different tune. There are many people who push them- 
selves into places and think it good, fun, but to get out is a 
different tune. 

o 

All our guilty stains may be erased and the likeness of 
God may be stamped on everyone. 

o 

No word in old age is so great, glorious or good, or 
sounds so sweetly, as the word "peace." It embraces all 
the virtues. 



Peace of body, mind and spirit is the greatest emblem 
that mortal man can wish. 




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